02049cam a22003613u 4500 12742 UtSlPG 20260610133313.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrelsy_of_the_Scottish_Border Release date is 2004-06-25 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Jonathan Ingram, Bill Hershey and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 1" by Walter Scott is an anthology of Border ballads first published in 1802. This groundbreaking collection preserves Scotland's folk poetry, featuring legendary ballads like "Sir Patrick Spens," "Thomas the Rhymer," and "The Twa Corbies." Scott gathered these traditional songs through field research in remote villages and from manuscript collections, assisted by collaborators including poet John Leyden. Though his editorial approach favored literary appeal over scholarly precision, the work captivated readers across Britain and Europe, shaping Scott's future as a celebrated poet and novelist. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Scottish Borders -- Texts Scottish Borders (England and Scotland) -- Songs and music Scottish Borders (England and Scotland) -- Poetry Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Songs and music Scottish Borders (Scotland) -- Poetry https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12742 54136 54136