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Lavengro: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The PriestGeorge Borrow

Lavengro: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest

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Original author: George Borrow

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"Lavengro: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest" by George Borrow is a work published in 1851 that blends memoir and novel. Following a protagonist named George from his childhood in military barrack towns through various occupations—lawyer's apprentice, London hack writer, and traveling tinker—the book offers vivid portraits of Romany travelers and English low-life. Neither entirely autobiography nor pure fiction, this classic of 19th-century literature captures an era of strong, eccentric characters through episodes that interweave genuine experience with imaginative storytelling.

Lavengro: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest, by George Borrow. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #30792.

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73 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface2,484 words
  2. 2.Chapter FIFTY-NINE791 words
  3. 3.Chapter ONE: Hundred3,360 words
  4. 4.Chapter TWO2,347 words
  5. 5.Chapter THREE3,483 words
  6. 6.Chapter FOUR2,862 words
  7. 7.Chapter FIVE3,575 words
  8. 8.Chapter SIX2,827 words
  9. 9.Chapter SEVEN3,063 words
  10. 10.Chapter EIGHT1,713 words
  11. 11.Chapter NINE2,347 words
  12. 12.Chapter TEN1,576 words
  13. 13.Chapter ELEVEN1,863 words
  14. 14.Chapter TWELVE3,062 words
  15. 15.Chapter THIRTEEN2,319 words
  16. 16.Chapter FOURTEEN3,320 words
  17. 17.Chapter FIFTEEN2,205 words
  18. 18.Chapter SIXTEEN1,986 words
  19. 19.Chapter SEVENTEEN2,438 words
  20. 20.Chapter EIGHTEEN1,457 words
  21. 21.Chapter NINETEEN2,726 words
  22. 22.Chapter TWENTY1,443 words
  23. 23.Chapter TWENTY-ONE2,137 words
  24. 24.Chapter TWENTY-TWO2,845 words
  25. 25.Chapter TWENTY-THREE2,934 words
  26. 26.Chapter TWENTY-FOUR2,281 words
  27. 27.Chapter TWENTY-FIVE2,607 words
  28. 28.Chapter TWENTY-SIX2,708 words
  29. 29.Chapter TWENTY-SEVEN2,584 words
  30. 30.Chapter TWENTY-EIGHT: My Brother's Arrival--A Dying Father--Christ765 words
  31. 31.Chapter TWENTY-NINE1,455 words
  32. 32.Chapter THIRTY2,318 words
  33. 33.Chapter THIRTY-ONE2,287 words
  34. 34.Chapter THIRTY-TWO1,981 words
  35. 35.Chapter THIRTY-THREE1,686 words
  36. 36.Chapter THIRTY-FOUR: Two Volumes--Editor--Quintilian--Loose Money833 words
  37. 37.Chapter THIRTY-FIVE1,707 words
  1. 38.Chapter THIRTY-SIX2,121 words
  2. 39.Chapter THIRTY-SEVEN1,670 words
  3. 40.Chapter THIRTY-EIGHT1,400 words
  4. 41.Chapter THIRTY-NINE2,168 words
  5. 42.Chapter FORTY1,201 words
  6. 43.Chapter FORTY-ONE1,201 words
  7. 44.Chapter FORTY-TWO1,855 words
  8. 45.Chapter FORTY-THREE: Progress--Glorious John--Utterly Unintelligible605 words
  9. 46.Chapter FORTY-FOUR2,103 words
  10. 47.Chapter FORTY-FIVE1,724 words
  11. 48.Chapter FORTY-SIX1,350 words
  12. 49.Chapter FORTY-SEVEN1,859 words
  13. 50.Chapter FORTY-EIGHT1,367 words
  14. 51.Chapter FORTY-NINE1,184 words
  15. 52.Chapter FIFTY1,218 words
  16. 53.Chapter FIFTY-ONE1,658 words
  17. 54.Chapter FIFTY-TWO1,675 words
  18. 55.Chapter FIFTY-THREE2,827 words
  19. 56.Chapter FIFTY-FOUR1,377 words
  20. 57.Chapter FIFTY-FIVE1,296 words
  21. 58.Chapter FIFTY-SIX954 words
  22. 59.Chapter FIFTY-SEVEN1,296 words
  23. 60.Chapter FIFTY-EIGHT1,100 words
  24. 61.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (1)8,720 words
  25. 62.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (2)8,820 words
  26. 63.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (3)8,830 words
  27. 64.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (4)8,798 words
  28. 65.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (5)8,706 words
  29. 66.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (6)8,761 words
  30. 67.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (7)8,877 words
  31. 68.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (8)8,704 words
  32. 69.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (9)8,738 words
  33. 70.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (10)8,711 words
  34. 71.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (11)8,607 words
  35. 72.Chapter FIFTY-NINE (12)714 words
  36. 73.Chapter ONE: Hundred3,550 words