The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman

By William Makepeace Thackeray and Charles Dickens

This book is an adaptation of the traditional ballad 'Young Beichan', with the text attributed to either Thackeray or Cruikshank, and the introduction and notes to Dickens. The original ballad is a popular folk song with clear parallels in ballads and folk tales across Europe. The story follows the adventures of Lord Bateman, who sets out on a perilous journey to find his true love, Sophia, who has been kidnapped by a Turkish Knight. Along the way, Lord Bateman encounters numerous challenges and obstacles, including a giant and a treacherous sea voyage, before finally rescuing Sophia and winning her hand in marriage. This adaptation is a must-read for anyone interested in traditional ballads, folklore, and romantic adventure stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Dec 4, 2019
• ISBN: 4057664585790

William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was a nineteenth century English novelist who was most famous for his classic novel, Vanity Fair, a satirical portrait of English society. With an early career as a satirist and parodist, Thackeray shared a fondness for roguish characters that is evident in his early works such as Vanity Fair, The Luck of Barry Lyndon, and Catherine, and was ranked second only to Charles Dickens during the height of his career. In his later work, Thackeray transitioned from the satirical tone for which he was known to a more traditional Victorian narrative, the most notable of which is The History of Henry Esmond. Thackeray died in 1863.

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William Makepeace Thackeray, Charles Dickens

The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman

Published by Good Press, 2019

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EAN 4057664585790

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In some collection of old English Ballads there is an ancient ditty which I am told bears some remote and distant resemblance to the following Epic Poem. I beg to quote the emphatic language of my estimable friend (if he will allow me to call him so), the Black Bear in Piccadilly, and to assure all to whom these presents may come, that "I am the original." This affecting legend is given in the following pages precisely as I have frequently heard it sung on Saturday nights, outside a house of general refreshment