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A systematic search at the Public Record Office has revealed a wealth of unpublished documents, including a lengthy letter from Borrow relating to his imprisonment at Seville in 1839. From other sources much valuable information and many interesting anecdotes have been Obtained, and through the courtesy of their possessor a number Of unpublished Borrow letters are either printed in their entirety or are quoted from in this volume.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book considers the life and works of George Borrow, an enigmatic figure who managed to achieve literary fame in the Victorian era despite being seemingly unsuited for any sort of academic life. The author was a close personal friend of Borrow and had access to the man, his family, and his vast archive of personal papers. This provided a unique opportunity to explore the mind of a man who was simultaneously celebrated as a genius and reviled as a bigot. The author details Borrow's early life and troubled relationship with his father, an army officer constantly on the move. It was during these nomadic early years that Borrow developed an unusual linguistic talent; he was able to pick up languages and dialects with ease. His talent for languages would later serve him well in his literary career when he wrote extensively about the Romany people and their language and culture. The book also discusses Borrow's work as an agent for the British and Foreign Bible Society. His deep interest in languages led him to accept a post translating the bible into various languages spoken by people in remote and dangerous parts of the world. It was during this period that Borrow published his first book, The Zincali, an account of his time spent with the Spanish gypsies. The book was a huge success, and it helped to establish Borrow's reputation as a writer of travel literature. The author argues that Borrow was a complex and contradictory character. He was a gifted linguist and a talented writer, but he was also a man of strong prejudices and eccentricities. This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of a remarkable man. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781331425731_0
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