The Romany Rye
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded with some light soiling and edge wear. Page Condition: Yellowed / foxed with age, consistent with a mid-20th century edition. Markings: No markings visible. Binding condition: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
The Romany Rye is a classic semi-autobiographical novel that chronicles the wandering life of its narrator among the Romani people of 19th-century England, serving as a vivid sequel to George Borrow's celebrated Lavengro. Borrow presents an intimate and richly detailed portrait of Gypsy culture, open roads, and the cast of colourful characters encountered along the way, drawing on his own extraordinary experiences as a linguist and traveller. Written with a bold, freewheeling voice, the narrative blends adventure, sharp social observation, and a fierce love of language and liberty. The title itself — meaning Gypsy Gentleman — captures the spirit of a writer who lived as much on the margins of society as at its centre, and whose work remains a singular document of a vanished English world. This edition is further enriched by an authoritative introduction by the scholar Walter Starkie.
Author: George Borrow
Format: Hardback
Published: 1948, The Cresset Press
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded with some light soiling and edge wear. Page Condition: Yellowed / foxed with age, consistent with a mid-20th century edition. Markings: No markings visible. Binding condition: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
The Romany Rye is a classic semi-autobiographical novel that chronicles the wandering life of its narrator among the Romani people of 19th-century England, serving as a vivid sequel to George Borrow's celebrated Lavengro. Borrow presents an intimate and richly detailed portrait of Gypsy culture, open roads, and the cast of colourful characters encountered along the way, drawing on his own extraordinary experiences as a linguist and traveller. Written with a bold, freewheeling voice, the narrative blends adventure, sharp social observation, and a fierce love of language and liberty. The title itself — meaning Gypsy Gentleman — captures the spirit of a writer who lived as much on the margins of society as at its centre, and whose work remains a singular document of a vanished English world. This edition is further enriched by an authoritative introduction by the scholar Walter Starkie.