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Works by George Borrow

Most of the works by George Borrow have been made available on internet by the Gutenberg Project, where they may be seen, read and downloaded for free. The following are the most useful issues:

• The Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society as published by T.H. Darlow in 1911
• George Borrow, The Zincali, an account of the Gypsies of Spain (1841)
• George Borrow, The Bible in Spain, in two volumes (1843/1896):
  • volume 1
  • volume 2
  This is the ‘Definitive Edition’ of 1896, edited and annotated by Ralph Ulrich Burke, and published by John Murray, the version of the text that scholars usually refer to and which I used (mostly) as the basis for the Gabicote Edition
• Borrow’s other books and translations may be found on the Gutenberg site

Biographies of George Borrow

Several useful biographies have so far been made digitally available by Gutenberg:

• Jenkins, H., The Life of George Borrow (1912)
• Shorter, C., George Borrow and his Circle (1913)
• Thomas, E., George Borrow, the man and his books (1912)

Life, Works and Times of George Borrow

• For further information on the life, works and times of George Borrow, see the website of the George Borrow Society
• Our own website George Borrow Studies offers a considerable number of choice articles by various scholars on Borrow’s Spanish years (1835-1840)

Booksellers

Two fine British booksellers specialize in rare and modern editions of George Borrow’s works, and offer ample material related to Borrow’s life and writings. See the websites and catalogues of

• Graham York Rare Books in Honiton, Devon
• Nineteenth Century Books, of Dr. Ann M. Ridler in Warborough, Oxfordshire