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, ...
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"The Romany Rye" from Theodore Watts-Dunton. English critic and poet (1832-1914).
The Romany Rye is a novel by George Borrow, written in 1857. Largely thought to be at least partly autobiographical, it follows on from Lavengro (1851). The story itself follows the journey of a learned young man thrown in with gypsies.
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