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100	1		_aBorrow, George, _d1803-1881
245	1	4	_aThe Dalby Bear, and Other Ballads
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2009
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2009-05-14
505	0		_aThe Dalby bear -- Tygge Hermandsen -- The wicked stepmother.
508			_aTranscribed from the 1913 Thomas J. Wise pamphlet by David Price. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly supplying the images from which this transcription was made
520			_a"The Dalby Bear, and Other Ballads" by George Borrow is a collection of folk ballads written in the early 20th century. Reflecting a blend of traditional storytelling and poetic form, the book delves into themes of adventure, love, and supernatural transformations. It captures the essence of tales from folklore with a rich narrative style characteristic of Borrow's work. The book opens with "The Dalby Bear," where a bear terrorizes the locals until a knight vows to help break the bear's curse, revealing a prince trapped in animal form due to his stepmother's malice. The subsequent ballads introduce various characters and their romantic and heroic exploits, such as Sir Tygge Hermandsen, who is thwarted in his attempts to fetch his bride, leading to unexpected twists in love. The collection weaves these narratives to highlight human emotions, relationships, and the resilience of the spirit against malevolent forces, ultimately celebrating love and redemption. Each ballad serves as a standalone story, yet they are connected through themes of fate and human folly. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aPoetry
653			_aBallads
700	1		_aWise, Thomas James, _d1859-1937
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28817
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