Publisher's Synopsis
A Pepysian Garland: Black Letter Broadside Ballads Of The Years 1595-1639 is a book compiled by Samuel Pepys in 1922. The book contains a collection of broadside ballads from the years 1595 to 1639, which were printed on large sheets of paper and sold on the streets of England. The ballads cover a wide range of topics including love, politics, religion, and crime. They were popular during the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras and offer a glimpse into the everyday life and culture of the time. Pepys, a renowned diarist and collector of books and manuscripts, compiled the ballads from his own collection and those of other collectors. The book includes facsimiles of the original broadsides, as well as transcriptions and annotations by Pepys himself. It is a valuable resource for historians, scholars, and anyone interested in English literature and culture from the 16th and 17th centuries.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
