The Gypsies
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- General readers interested in Roma history and folk culture
- Students and scholars studying folklore and the history of ethnographic writing
- Readers of historical sources who want to understand nineteenth-century European social attitudes
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting systematic, rigorous modern academic monographs
- Readers who only want novels or light stories for entertainment
Reading tips
- Read the preface and table of contents first to grasp the book's structure and the author's stance
- Mark passages involving customs and prejudices as you read, for later comparison
- Read alongside modern Roma studies to avoid a single perspective
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About the author
Charles Godfrey Leland (1824–1903) was an American writer and folklorist whose life and education are poorly documented in publicly available sources. The library holds 11 of his works, spanning folklore, Gypsy culture, and poetry. His Algonquin Legends of New England records Native American narratives, while Legends of Florence collects stories from local oral tradition. Books such as Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling systematically document Roma magical and divinatory customs, and The English Gipsies and Their Language combines linguistic and ethnographic value. He also published poetry collections, including The Breitmann Ballads, and a Memoirs. His writing is known for gathering and retelling folk material in accessible language, exerting some influence on later folklore and Gypsy studies.
