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George Borrow


Born
in East Dereham, Norfolk, England
July 05, 1803

Died
July 26, 1881

Genre
Travel, Literature & Fiction, Social Sciences


George Henry Borrow was an English author who wrote novels and travelogues based on his own experiences traveling around Europe. Over the course of his wanderings, he developed a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure prominently in his work. His best known books are The Bible in Spain (1843), the autobiographical Lavengro (1851), and The Romany Rye (1857), about his time with the English Romanichal (gypsies).

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Average rating: 3.71 · 762 ratings · 108 reviews · 590 distinct works • Similar authors
Wild Wales
3.92 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1862 — 240 editions
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Lavengro
3.70 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 1851 — 275 editions
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La Biblia en España
3.79 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1843 — 344 editions
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The Romany Rye
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3.66 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1857 — 252 editions
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The Zincali: An Account of ...
3.55 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1841 — 203 editions
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Lavengro and The Romany Rye
3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2004 — 27 editions
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ROMANO LAVO-LIL-- English G...
3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1874 — 90 editions
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The Works Of George Borrow:...
3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions
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The Bible in Spain, and the...
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The Talisman
4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions
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Series by George Borrow

Lavengro The Romany Rye
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“There's night and day, brother, both sweet things; sun, moon, and stars, brother, all sweet things; there's likewise a wind on the heath. Life is very sweet, brother; who would wish to die?”
― George Borrow, Lavengro
tags: death, living, nature
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“Translation is at best an echo.”
― George Borrow, Lavengro
tags: meaning, translation, words
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“There’s the wind on the heath, brother; if I could only feel that, I would gladly live for ever.”
― George Borrow, Lavengro
tags: nature, romany
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