“Adventures of Captain Singleton, The,” pp. 43-44, 51.

“AthenÆum, The,” pp. 35, 166, 209-10, 218, 221, 310.

Barbauld, Mrs., p. 68.

Benson, A. C., p. 209.

Berners, Isopel, pp. 34, 50, 93, 220. See also ROMANY RYE—Characters.

Berwick-upon-Tweed, p. 3.

BIBLE IN SPAIN, THE,
general references, pp. 6, 10, 11, 28, 32, 111, 113, 147.
studied in detail, pp. 162-199.
autobiographical basis of, p. 112.
characters of, pp. 181-191: Benedict Mol, pp. 181-188; Antonio, pp. 190-191; Abarbanel, p. 189; Francisco, pp. 152-154.
materials of, pp. 6, 32, 163, 164, 169, 213.
style, pp. 168, 192-199: faults, p. 195; biblical touches, p. 196; dialogue, pp. 196-199; foreign words, pp. 197, 198-199.
quotations from, pp. 173-176, 177, 179-180, 193, 197-198.
contemporary and other criticisms of:—pp. 16, 35-36, 148, 166, 198.

British and Foreign Bible Society, the, pp. 14, 125, 126-127, 139-140, 144; for Borrow’s letters to the Society, see “Letters.”

Blackheath, pp. 92, 96.

Borrow, Ann, pp. 55, 61, 81, 112, 133, 144, 201, 208, 210, 231, 272.

Borrow, John Thomas, pp. 55-56, 85, 105, 133, 215, 231.

BORROW, GEORGE HENRY,

(i) Life:—

parentage, pp. 55-56.
birth, pp. 2, 56.
his name, pp. 2-4.
travelling with his father’s regiment, pp. 56-57.
at Pett, pp. 21, 56.
at Hythe, pp. 22, 56.
at Canterbury, p. 56.
at Dereham, pp. 56, 57.
at Norman Cross, and first meeting with Gypsies, p. 57.
at school at Dereham, Huddersfield and Edinburgh, p. 57; at Norwich Grammar School, p. 59; at the Protestant Academy, Clonmel, pp. 59-60; again at Norwich Grammar School, pp. 60, 61-64.
plays truant, pp. 13, 64.
breakdown in health at sixteen, pp. 32, 65.
articled to a solicitor at Norwich, p. 65.
frequents Taylor’s circle, pp. 66-72.
reads in the library of Norwich guildhall, p. 73.
publishes translations, pp. 73-80.
has another illness, p. 81.
goes to London, p. 81.
compiles “Celebrated Trials” and publishes translations and articles, p. 85.
ill again: leaves London and begins wandering, p. 96.
poisoned by Mrs. Herne, p. 70; meets Isopel Berners, id.
at Norwich in 1826, p. 112; in London in same year, id.
at Norwich in 1827, p. 113.
in London in 1829 and 1830, id.
at Norwich in 1830, p. 117.
meets Mrs. Clarke, 1832, p. 125.
interview with the Bible Society in same year, id.
sent to St. Petersburg, July, 1833, pp. 130-131.
travels to Novgorod and Moscow, p. 133.
leaves Russia in 1835, p. 133.
after a month in England, sails for Lisbon in November, 1835, p. 134.
crosses into Spain early in 1836, reaches Madrid, and returns to London in October, p. 135.
returns to Spain at the end of a month, p. 137.
quarrels with the Society, and is recalled in 1838, pp. 140-141.
returns to Spain at end of the same year, p. 141.
journeys to Tangier and Barbary in 1839, p. 143.
becomes engaged to Mrs. Clarke, p. 144.
leaves Spain finally in April, 1840, p. 145.
marries Mrs. Clarke, id.
settles at Oulton, p. 147.
publication of “The Zincali” in 1841, p. 147.
publication of “The Bible in Spain” in 1842, p. 166.
re-editions and translations of “The Bible in Spain,” p. 200.
his fame and popularity, id.
is not made a J.P., p. 201.
restless and unsatisfied, p. 202.
travels again in 1844, p. 203.
settles in England, p. 204.
writes “Lavengro,” p. 205.
publication of “Lavengro” in 1851, p. 212.
moves to Yarmouth in 1853, p. 207.
publication of “The Romany Rye” delayed, p. 212.
his annoyance at the criticisms of “Lavengro,” pp. 212, 253-254.
tours in Cornwall in 1853, p. 264.
in Wales in 1854, pp. 265-268.
in the Isle of Man in 1855, pp. 268-269.
in Wales in 1857, pp. 269-272.
in Scotland in 1858, pp. 272-273.
settles in London in 1860, p. 273.
visits Ireland in 1860, p. 273.
publication of “Wild Wales” in 1862, p. 275.
in Scotland and Ireland in 1866, p. 273.
in Sussex and Hampshire in 1868, p. 274.
meets Leland in 1870, pp. 308-309.
publication of “Romano Lavo-Lil” in 1874, p. 309.
anecdotes of Borrow Ætat. 60-70, pp. 312-315.
leaves London and goes to Oulton in 1874, p. 315.
is often in Norwich, id.
death in 1881, p. 316.

(ii.) Character:—

appearance, pp. 55, 56, 61, 70, 105-106 (at twenty-two), 201-202 (at forty), 308 (at eighty).
portraits, pp. 105, 112, 204.
manners, pp. 170-172.
habits as a child, pp. 56, 60.
self-centred, p. 1; reserved and solitary, p. 70; melancholy, pp. 85, 110, 112, 117; mysterious and impressive, pp. 12-13, 19, 167; sensitive, p. 86
attacks of “horrors,” pp. 34, 98, 117 sqq., 131.
surly and ill-tempered in middle life, pp. 208, 209.
kindness to animals, pp. 210-211.
passion for horses, pp. 60, 107-109, 192, 203.
dislike of smoking, pp. 116, 315; and other prejudices, pp. 297-298.
attitude towards vagrants and criminals, pp. 258-263.
patriotism, pp. 214, 227-228.
religious belief, pp. 24, 30-31, 33, 50, 56-57, 71, 81, 114, 122-123, 126, 127-129, 168-169, 175, 218, 242, 299-300.
his memory, pp. 29-30, 70, 75.

(iii.) Characteristics as a Writer:—

collection and choice of material, pp. 20, 163-165, 218.
personality and observation, p. 148.
descriptive power, pp. 173-180.
vocabulary, pp. 226, 242.
use of the marvellous and supernatural, p. 85.
treatment of facts, pp. 2, 5, 12-13, 25, 27, 32, 35, 36, 39, 50-51, 93, 94, 95, 180, 188, 228-229.
use of dramatic re-appearances, pp. 11, 93, 185, 189-190, 229-230, 233, 254, 321.
love of mystery and romance, pp. 12, 193-194, 196, 217-218, 227, 320, 321.
final estimate, pp. 317-322.

(iv.) Literary Development:—

his imagination stimulated by Danish relics, p. 23.
his reading, pp. 40-51, 77-79, 85.
character of his early work, pp. 74-75, 77, 79-80, 117.

(v.) Knowledge of Languages:—

Latin, pp. 57, 60; Greek, pp. 60, 61; Irish, pp. 60, 65; French, p. 62; Italian, id.; Spanish, id.; Gypsy, pp. 64, 137-138, 236; Welsh, pp. 65, 267-268; Danish, p. 65; Hebrew, p. 65; Arabic, pp. 65, 113; Armenian, pp. 65, 98, 103; German, p. 70; Portuguese, p. 70; Old English, p. 73; Old Norse, p. 73; Swedish, p. 73; Dutch, p. 73; Persian, pp. 113, 204; Manchu-Tartar, pp. 125, 129; Russian, pp. 131-132; Manx, pp. 268-269: Translations from Welsh, pp. 73, 75, 114; from Danish, pp. 73, 75; from German, pp. 73, 75, from Swedish, p. 73; from Dutch, p. 73; from Gypsy, pp. 79-80; from Russian, pp. 131-132; from Manx, p. 269; from “thirty languages,” pp. 79, 114.

(vi.) Portrayal of Himself:—

general references, pp. 1, 6, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 28, 51, 53-54.
as a child, p. 56.
as a missionary, p. 128.
in “The Zincali,” pp. 149-154.
in “The Bible in Spain,” pp. 173, 188, 192, 194-195.
in “Lavengro,” pp. 213-215.
in “The Romany Rye,” pp. 255-256, 256-257.
in “Wild Wales,” pp. 297-301.

Borrow, Mary, pp. 147, 166, 273, 274.

Borrow, Thomas, pp. 24, 61-62, 70, 201, 231.
early life and marriage, p. 25.
at Norwich, pp. 24, 61-62, 70.
death, p. 81.

Bowring, J., pp. 71-72, 113, 207, 212, 269.

Brooke, J., p. 62.

Bunyan, J., p. 41.

Burton, R., pp. 188-189.

Byron, Ld., pp. 41, 80, 91, 205.

Carlyle, J., p. 68.

“Catholic Times, The,” p. 242.

“Celebrated Trials,” pp. 40, 62, 79, 84.

Clarke, Henrietta, pp. 126, 143, 145, 207, 267, 273, 316.

Clarke, Mary, pp. 14, 125, 126, 133, 143-144, 145: See also Borrow Mary.

Cobbe, F. P., pp. 312-313.

Cobbett, W., pp. 47-50, 164.

Cowper, W., pp 24, 26.

“Dairyman’s Daughter, the,” pp. 81-84.

Darlow, T. H., pp. 163, 164.

Defoe, D., pp. 41, 43-44, 54, 250.

De Quincey, T., pp. 44, 51.

Donne, W. B., p. 36.

Dutt, W. A., p. 205.

East Dereham, pp. 2, 26, 30.

Eastlake, Lady, p. 201.

“Edinburgh Review, The,” pp. 148, 198, 203.

“Elvir Hill,” p. 3.

Elwin, W., pp. 36, 252, 253, 314.

“English Rogue, The,” p. 44.

“Examiner, The,” p. 166.

Fitzgerald, E., pp. 209, 311.

Flamson, p. 207.

Ford, R., pp. 14, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 44, 148, 165, 166-167, 197, 198, 202, 203, 207, 213, 253.

Fox, Caroline, p. 201.

“Fraser’s Magazine,” pp. 35-36.

Giraldus Cambrensis, pp. 276-277.

“Gil Blas,” pp. 16, 189.

Goethe, p. 74.

Groome, F. Hindes, pp. 221, 314, 317.

Gurney, A., p. 210.

Gypsies, pp. 2, 6-10, 12-13, 17-19, 45-46, 57, 64, 97, 132-133, 135-138, 142-143, 148-149, 152, 154, 170, 197-198, 219, 221-226, 234-242, 261-262, 273-274, 309-311, 314-315, 319-320.

“Gypsies of Spain, The,” see “Zincali, The.”

“Gypsy Lore” (article by T. W. Thompson), p. 2.

Haggart, David, pp. 57-59.

Hake, A. E., pp. 313, 314.

Hake, G., p. 208.

Hardy, T., p. 68.

“Hayward, S. D., The Life of,” pp. 88-90.

Hazlitt, W., p. 66.

Hudson, W. H., p. 320.

Jefferies, R., pp. 3, 23, 320.

“Joseph Sell,” pp. 92-95, 99.

Keats, J., p, 80.

Knapp, W. I., pp. 2, 6, 13, 29-30, 31-32, 36, 37, 39, 40, 52, 59, 64, 71, 72, 73, 92, 93, 95, 112, 113, 136, 138, 140, 181, 188, 203-204, 206-207, 210, 212, 234, 265, 268, 269, 273, 307.

Lamb, C., p. 198.

LAVENGRO,
general references, p. 14, 19-20, 28, 30, 32, 44, 65, 66, 79, 81, 86, 93, 96-98, 123, 147, 189.
studied in detail, pp. 212-252.
autobiographical basis, pp. 15, 50-51, 52.
characters of, pp. 50, 231-244.
the publisher, pp. 232-233.
the Anglo-Germanist, p. 231.
Jasper Petulengro, s.v. and pp. 236-238.
see also ROMANY RYE—Characters.
materials of, pp. 50, 212-213.
style, pp. 21-26, 245-252.
occasionally Victorian, pp. 245-246.
the vocabulary, pp. 246-247.
quotations from, pp. 3-5, 21-26, 32-34, 37-38, 41-43, 86-87, 96, 98-101, 101-103, 117-122, 213-214, 215-217, 219, 222-224, 224-225, 225-226, 234-236, 245, 258-259, 259-260.
contemporary and other criticisms of:—pp. 35, 36, 220, 221, 253.

Leland, C. G., pp. 87-88, 308-309.

Letters of Borrow to the Bible Society,
general references, pp. 19, 32, 50, 112, 163-164, 173.
quotations from, pp. 128-130, 132-133, 135-136, 140, 144.

Lhuyd’s “ArchÆologia,” p. 277.

“Life, a Drama,” pp. 20, 21.

Lockhart, J. G., p. 207.

“Mabinogion, The,” p. 277.

Mackintosh, Sir J., p. 66.

Martineau, J., p. 62.

Martineau, H., p. 69.

“Moll Flanders,” p. 44.

MontÈgut, E., p. 253.

“Monthly Magazine, The,” pp. 73, 74.

Moore-Carew, B., pp. 45-47.

Morganwg, Iolo, p. 277.

Murray, J., pp. 16, 19, 166, 212.

“My Life: a Drama,” p. 19.

Napier, Col., pp. 141-143, 203.

“New Monthly Magazine, The,” p. 73.

“Newgate Lives and Trials,” see “Celebrated Trials.”

“Once a Week,” pp. 269, 307.

Opie, A., p. 68.

Oulton, pp. 28, 147, 315.

“Oxford Review, The,” see “Universal Review, The.”

Perfrement, Ann, p. 55: See also Borrow, Ann.

Peto, Mr., p. 207.

Petulengro, Jasper, pp. 2, 17-20, 26, 57, 64, 92, 315: See also LAVENGRO—Characters.

Phillips, H. W., p. 204.

Phillips, Sir, R., pp. 73, 81, 232.

“Quarterly Review, The,” pp. 36, 207, 275-276.

Reynolds, J. H., pp. 90-91.

Ritchie, J. E., p. 71.

Robinson, Crabb, p. 68.

“Robinson Crusoe,” pp. 41-43, 44.

“Romantic Ballads,” pp. 76, 80, 112.

ROMANO LAVO-LIL,
autobiographical anecdote in, pp. 273-274.
publication of, pp. 308-309.
criticisms of, pp. 309-310.
main interest of, pp. 310-311.

ROMANY RYE, THE,
general references, pp. 28, 79, 93, 111, 189.
studied in detail, pp. 212-252.
inferiority to “Lavengro,” p. 230.
autobiographical basis of, p. 50-51, 52, 112.
characters of, pp. 72, 231-244.
Flamson, p. 207.
the Old Radical, p. 207.
Isopel Berners, s.v. and pp. 239-242.
the Man in Black, pp. 242-244.
materials of, pp. 212-213.
style, see under LAVENGRO—Style.
quotations from, pp. 107-109, 127-128, 237-238, 238-239, 239-241, 241-242, 245-246, 247-250, 254, 255-256, 256-257, 260-261, 261-262.
contemporary and other criticisms of, pp. 36, 252.

“Saturday Review, The,” p. 253.

Scaliger, J., p. 26.

Scott, Sir W., pp. 66, 112.

Seccombe, T., pp. 1, 50, 68, 96, 97, 242-243, 250-251.

“Sleeping Bard, The,” pp. 114-116, 275-276.

Smith, Ambrose, pp. 2, 19, 26.

Smollett, J., pp. 41, 250.

“Songs of Scandinavia,” p. 113.

Southey, R., pp. 70, 71.

Sterne, L. pp. 41, 54, 250.

Stevenson, R. L., p. 3.

Strickland, A., p. 208.

“Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine,” p. 36.

“Targum,” pp. 79, 114.

Taylor, W., pp. 25, 66-70.

Thurtell, J., pp. 7, 62-64, 233, 258, 259-260.

“Turkish Jester, The,” p. 311.

“Universal Review, The,” pp. 84, 91.

Vidocq’s Memoirs, pp 93-95, 113.

“Vocabulary of the Gypsy Language,” p. 203.

Walling, R. A. J., pp. 72, 113, 122, 204, 208, 218, 265.

“Wandering Children and the Benevolent Gentleman, The,” p. 13.

Watts-Dunton, T., pp. 51, 93, 122, 206, 220, 314, 315.

Wesley, J., p. 50.

WILD WALES,
general references, pp. 65, 123-124.
studied in detail, pp. 275-306.
autobiographical basis, pp. 113-114.
characters of, pp. 284-289.
the bard, pp. 284-287.
the Irish fiddler, pp. 290-296.
materials of, pp. 272, 277.
style, pp. 302-306.
quotations from, pp. 278-279, 280, 281-283, 283-284, 284-287 288-296, 298, 299-300, 302-303, 304, 305.
criticisms of, p. 276.

Wordsworth, W., p. 80.

Yeats, W. B., p. 58.

ZINCALI, THE,
general references, pp. 6, in, 144.
studied in detail, pp. 147-162.
autobiographical basis of, p. 113.
characters of,
the Gitana of Seville, pp. 156-161.
materials of, p. 6, 147-148, 163, 164.
style, pp. 155, 156, 162.
contemporary and other criticisms of, pp. 35-36, 148.
quotations from, p. 6-10, 15-17, 18-19, 137-138, 152-154, 155-156, 156-161.