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INCIDENTS IN A
GYPSY'S LIFE
By George Smith, with an
introduction by Sharon Floate
(A5, 40 pages)
George Smith belongs
to one of the more famous families in English Gypsydom. For it
was his close relatives who gave the author George Borrow the
inspiration and the characters for his two semi-autobiographical
novels about Gypsy life - Lavengro (1851) and The Romany
Rye (1857). In 1886, George Smith and his family became an
exhibit at the International Exhibition of Navigation, Travelling,
Commerce and Manufactures in Liverpool, an event which led to
the publication of this pamphlet. Although ostensibly an autobiography,
it was probably ghost-written for George from biographical information
and press reports that he provided. This reprint comes with an
introduction by Sharon Floate, and the addition of genealogical
and census information to enhance the original text.
Price including
P&P: UK £3.50; Europe £4.30;
Worldwide Airmail £4.80.
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