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Book/Printed Material Ancient poems, ballads and songs of the peasantry of England, taken down from oral recitation and transcribed from private manuscripts, rare broadsides and scarce publications,

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Title

  • Ancient poems, ballads and songs of the peasantry of England, taken down from oral recitation and transcribed from private manuscripts, rare broadsides and scarce publications,

Names

  • Bell, Robert, 1800-1867
  • Dixon, James Henry, 1803-1876

Created / Published

  • London, J.W. Parker and son, 1857.

Headings

  • -  Ballads, English--England--Texts
  • -  Songs, English--England--Texts

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • 252 p. 17 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR1187 .B3

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 15022311

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Bell, Robert, and James Henry Dixon. Ancient poems, ballads and songs of the peasantry of England, taken down from oral recitation and transcribed from private manuscripts, rare broadsides and scarce publications. London, J.W. Parker and son, 1857. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/15022311/.

APA citation style:

Bell, R. & Dixon, J. H. (1857) Ancient poems, ballads and songs of the peasantry of England, taken down from oral recitation and transcribed from private manuscripts, rare broadsides and scarce publications. London, J.W. Parker and son. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/15022311/.

MLA citation style:

Bell, Robert, and James Henry Dixon. Ancient poems, ballads and songs of the peasantry of England, taken down from oral recitation and transcribed from private manuscripts, rare broadsides and scarce publications. London, J.W. Parker and son, 1857. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/15022311/>.