A Book of Old Ballads — CompleteIntroductory materialReading editionChapter navigation46 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…A BOOK OF OLD BALLADSBEVERLEY NICHOLSACKNOWLEDGMENTSIntroductory materialLIST OF COLOUR PLATESFOREWORDMANDALAYTHE FROLICKSOME DUKETHE KNIGHT & SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTERKING ESTMEREKING JOHN AND THE ABBOT OF CANTERBURYBARBARA ALLEN'S CRUELTYFAIR ROSAMONDROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNETHE BOY & THE MANTLETHE HEIR OF LINNEKING COPHETUA AND THE BEGGAR MAIDSIR ANDREW BARTONMAY COLLINTHE BLIND BEGGAR'S DAUGHTER OF BEDNALL GREENTHOMAS THE RHYMERYOUNG BEICHANBRAVE LORD WILLOUGHBEYTHE SPANISH LADY'S LOVECLERK COLVILLSIR ALDINGAREDOM O' GORDONTHE BALLAD OF CHEVY CHACESIR LANCELOT DU LAKEGIL MORRICETHE CHILD OF ELLECHILD WATERSKING EDWARD IV & THE TANNER OF TAMWORTHSIR PATRICK SPENSTHE EARL OF MAR'S DAUGHTEREDWARD, EDWARDKING LEIR & HIS THREE DAUGHTERSHYND HORNJOHN BROWN'S BODYTIPPERARYTHE BAILIFF'S DAUGHTER OF ISLINGTONTHE THREE RAVENSTHE GABERLUNZIE MANTHE WIFE OF USHER'S WELLTHE LYETHE BALLAD OF READING GAOLPrevious chapter ←ACKNOWLEDGMENTSNext chapter →LIST OF COLOUR PLATESAll chapters and sections (46)Other sectionsA BOOK OF OLD BALLADSBEVERLEY NICHOLSACKNOWLEDGMENTSOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsLIST OF COLOUR PLATESFOREWORDMANDALAYTHE FROLICKSOME DUKETHE KNIGHT & SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTERKING ESTMEREKING JOHN AND THE ABBOT OF CANTERBURYBARBARA ALLEN'S CRUELTYFAIR ROSAMONDROBIN HOOD AND GUY OF GISBORNETHE BOY & THE MANTLETHE HEIR OF LINNEKING COPHETUA AND THE BEGGAR MAIDSIR ANDREW BARTONMAY COLLINTHE BLIND BEGGAR'S DAUGHTER OF BEDNALL GREENTHOMAS THE RHYMERYOUNG BEICHANBRAVE LORD WILLOUGHBEYTHE SPANISH LADY'S LOVECLERK COLVILLSIR ALDINGAREDOM O' GORDONTHE BALLAD OF CHEVY CHACESIR LANCELOT DU LAKEGIL MORRICETHE CHILD OF ELLECHILD WATERSKING EDWARD IV & THE TANNER OF TAMWORTHSIR PATRICK SPENSTHE EARL OF MAR'S DAUGHTEREDWARD, EDWARDKING LEIR & HIS THREE DAUGHTERSHYND HORNJOHN BROWN'S BODYTIPPERARYTHE BAILIFF'S DAUGHTER OF ISLINGTONTHE THREE RAVENSTHE GABERLUNZIE MANTHE WIFE OF USHER'S WELLTHE LYETHE BALLAD OF READING GAOLThe source of these ballads will be found in the Appendix at the end of this book.◇← ACKNOWLEDGMENTSLIST OF COLOUR PLATES →