The Gypsy Gentleman George Henry Borrow. George Borrow CHAPTER XL THE HORNCASTLE ... “Romany chals!” said the jockey; “whew! I begin to smell a rat.” “What do you mean by smelling a rat?” said I. “I'll bet a crown,” said the jockey, ...
A British Gypsy family "The Boswell's" arrive in New York in 1868. Adam, a gypsy wheeler dealer; the hero of the book leaves on a 2,000 mile journey to a boom town in Texas.
High quality reprint of The Romany Rye; A Sequel to Lavengro Part 2 by George Borrow.
"The people whom we call gypsies," said I; "whom the Germans call Zigeuner, and who call themselves Romany chals. ... smell a rat." "What do you mean by smelling a rat?" said I. "I'll bet a crown," said the jockey, "that you be the ...
The Romany Rye is a novel by George Borrow, written in 1857 as a sequel to Lavengro (1851). The novel: Largely thought to be at least partly autobiographical, The Romany Rye follows from Lavengro (1851).
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A British Gypsy family "e;The Boswell's"e; arrive in New York in 1868. Adam, a gypsy wheeler dealer; the hero of the book leaves on a 2,000 mile journey to a boom town in Texas.