Border Minstrelsy

The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border is a collection of Border ballads compiled by Walter Scott, first published in three volumes in 1802 and 1803, followed by volume IV in 1807. It is not to be confused with his long poem, The Lay of the Last Minstrel.

Volume I, Volume II, and Volume III are available as e-texts .

The three volumes include such well-known ballads as

Volume IV, which is available as a Google Book, contains an extensive prefatory discussion entitled "Essay on Imitations of the Ancient Ballad."

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