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George Borrow

The Man and His Books

by Edward Thomas

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1912
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276
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Edward Thomas begins with the difficulty of separating George Borrow's life from the image Borrow created in his books. This literary biography examines changes of name, translated ballads and childhood memories as clues to that process. Thomas considers Borrow's portrait of his friend Ambrose Smith as Jasper Petulengro, then studies a remembered riverside scene at Berwick to show how experiences from different periods enter the same passage.

Borrow's work distributing Bibles brings horses, church notices and a passport inspection into Thomas's discussion of his methods and manner. Thomas describes a traveller whose strong opinions meet an equally strong curiosity about other people. Earlier biographies, letters and a Welsh travel journal help support his account.

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Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas (1878-1917) was a Welsh-English writer who spent most of his career as a literary critic and nature essayist before turning to poetry in 1914. Encouraged by Robert Frost, he wrote his finest work shortly before he was killed at Arras during the First World War.

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First published
1912
Reading time
About 7 hours
Pages
276
Language
English
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