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The Romany rye; a sequel to Lavengro (original 1857; edition 2010)

by George Henry Borrow

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Classic Literature. Fiction. HTML: The Romany Rye is a fictional, yet highly autobiographical novel by George Borrow, which follows his novel Lavengro. It is a philosophical adventure story about a young man who falls in with a band of gypsies. .

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Title:	The Romany rye; a sequel to Lavengro
Authors:	George Henry Borrow
Info:	Nabu Press (2010), Paperback, 392 pages
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The Romany Rye by George Borrow (1857)

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This Borrow novel begins suddenly and ends suddenly. Since I've never read [b:Lavengro|10288895|Lavengro|George Borrow|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327806683s/10288895.jpg|719782], the first autobiographical account of the author's experience with the English Romani, I found myself trying to play catch-up (they really should be read one after the other). However, the journey is interesting, as he introduces characters with an empathy for the nomadic gypsy.

George Borrow led quite a life, one of travel and language. Along with publishing a dictionary of Anglo-Romany, he also did a Manchu translation of the bible. A true character, very eccentric.

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The Romany Rye is a fictional, yet highly autobiographical novel by George Borrow, which follows his novel Lavengro. It is a philosophical adventure story about a young man who falls in with a band of gypsies.

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