Victorian Songhunters: The Recovery and Editing of English Vernacular Ballads and Folk Lyrics, 1820-1883

By E. David Gregory

Victorian Songhunters is a history of popular song collecting and ballad editing from 1820 to 1883. It is a comprehensive telling of the Victorian vernacular song revival leading up to the Eduardian folksong festival, and includes information on the folksong revival in Scotland.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810857030
• ISBN13: 9780810857032
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 2.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.6" x 10.9"