The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 3 (of 5)

"The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 3 (of 5)" by Francis James Child is a scholarly anthology published between 1882-1898. This third volume forms part of Child's landmark collection of 305 traditional ballads from England and Scotland. The ballads span centuries, exploring dark themes of romance, supernatural encounters, outlaws, family conflict, violence, and folk heroes like Robin Hood and King Arthur. Child's meticulous work organized variants side-by-side, creating the definitive scholarly edition that transformed how traditional balladry was studied and preserved for future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)