Books with author Robert Sanford

Excerpt from Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland: With Many Old and Familiar MelodiesCaledonia Brannan on the Moor, The Heights of Alma, The Gallant Hussar, a-begging we will Go When J ohn's Ale was New The Jolly Ploughboy, The Banks 0' Claudy, and The Feeing Time, not to mention others equally representative of the class which will be readily recognised as old time favourites.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories—the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources—I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young. It is the first really sincere effort to collect in anything like ample and exclusive fashion the natural literature of the children of Scotland, and meets what has long appealed to me as decidedly a felt want. The earlier pages are occupied with a commentary, textually illustrated, on the generally puerile, but regularly fascinating Rhymes of the Nursery, the vitality and universal use of which have been at once the wonder and the puzzle of the ages. This is followed in turn by a chapter on Counting-out Rhymes, with numerous examples, home and foreign; which is succeeded, appropriately, by a section of the work embracing description of all the well-known out-door and in-door Rhyme-Games—in each case the Rhyme being given, the action being portrayed. The remaining contents the title may be left to suggest. I may only add that the Stories—including "Blue Beard," and "Jack the Giant Killer," and their fellow-narratives—ten in all—are printed verbatim from the old chapbooks once so common in the country, but now so rare as to be almost unobtainable.

FOREWORDThis is about my birthplace, a town of about 100,000 in the northeast corner of Romania. What is interesting about this town called Botosani (pronounced Botoshani) is that by comparison with Bucharest, the country’s capital with ten times as many inhabitants, Botosani had roughly half as many famous people born there. What factor(s) may be responsible for such an outstanding pedigree for this small town stuck in the northeast corner of the country? it is undoubtedly related to individual intelligence, talent and being born there, rich or poor and maybe also to some specific factor(s) related to the place, call it the “Ghenghis Khan” factor. After all, he proved to be a genius and his grandson is reputed to have started the settlement. Botoșani (pronounced Botoshani) is first mentioned in 1439, in one chronicle that makes the mention that "the Mongols came and pillaged all the way to Botușani". The town was reportedly established by Botu Khan, the grandson of Ghenghis Khan. The town is then mentioned during the conflicts between Moldavia and Poland in the fifteenth century. There is also mention of the arrival of settlers from Transylvania, probably Germans and Hungarians and others migrating along the trade roads extending from the Baltic countries, Poland and Belarus to the Danube and the Black Sea.Below are examples of famous personalities born in Botosani, many with international reputation:•Grigore Antipa (1867-1944) Biologist•Max Blecher, (1909-1938), Jewish writer•Demostene Botez (1893-1973), Poet and prose writer•Pascal Covici (1885–1964), Jewish-American book publisher and editor•Mihai Eminescu (1850–1889, born Mihail Eminovici), outstanding poet, novelist and journalist•George Enescu (1881-1955) World famous composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher. He is regarded by many as Romania's most important musician. (Born in Judetz Dorohoi now Botosani).•Reuven Feuerstein (1921–2014) Israeli clinical, developmental, and cognitive psychologist•Alexandru Graur (1900–1988) Jewish, linguist•Nicolae Iorga (1871–1940), historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright•Isidore Isou (1925–2007, born Isidor Goldstein) Jewish, French poet, dramaturge, novelist, economist, and visual artist•Mime Misu (1888-1953, born Mișu Rosescu) ballet dancer, pantomime artist, film actor and director•Octav Onicescu (1892–1983) mathematician and founder of the Romanian school of probability theory and statistics•Henric Sanielevici ((1875–1951), Jewish journalist and literary critic•Ion Sân-Giorgiu (1893–1950), modernist poet, dramatist and essayist, and far-right politician•Artur Stavri (1869-1928), poet•Adolf Josef Storfer (1888–1944), Jewish Austrian lawyer turned journalist and publisher(Source:Wikipedia)Botosani is on the road extending from Lithuania, Letonia and Estonia and the Jewish Pale of the Tsarist time, down along the Siret and Prut rivers that empty in the Danube and the Black Sea. In fact, it served as a sort of a caravan route for merchants trading northern goods from the Baltic for exotic wares from Constantinople. Along this route, also came the Jews after the pogroms that liquidated some, and motivated others to search for luck elsewhere. The town’s main street was called Calea Nationala (National Way) for good reason. On one such caravan was an orphan child, both of whose parents had been killed in a pogrom in Lithuania. As was the custom, local rabbis and rebs (learned men) attended to those passing through with food, clothing and helping them as best they could in their suffering. The baby in question was offered for adoption to any family that wanted him. One barrel maker by the name of Bodnar picked up the baby and looked at the boy with moist eyes.

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<i>Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories: A Book for Bairns and Big Folk</i> was authored by Scotsman Robert FordThis example of Ford's work is an effort to document and collate the wealth of popular children's nursery rhymes and games. Ford presents the rhymes, stories, and songs in their entirety, often alongside a detailed entry by the author. The book begins with an examination of nursery rhymes, which includes entries for many of the most popular rhymes. Ford's commentary is extensive in this section, as the author attempts to add context and history to these works. From there, he examines counting out rhymes, rhyme games, children's songs, schoolroom facts and children's stories. The section on rhyme games is significant and includes a detailed breakdown of the actions that should be completed alongside each rhyme.Robert Ford is an author who loves children's stories - that much is clear when reading this text. The level of detail Ford provides is impressive as he has clearly carried out significant research into children's rhymes and stories, and presents an almost overwhelming amount of information about the origins of these rhymes. Ford handles the subject matter seriously and with rigour.<i>Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories: A Book for Bairns and Big Folk</i> is a notable collection and analysis of children's rhymes and stories. Author Robert Ford has gone to great lengths in researching his subject, and the result is an enjoyable and surprisingly hefty book about this light-hearted topic.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories: A Book For Bairns and Big Folk by Robert Ford is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This publication was produced from a professional scan of an original edition of the book, which can include imperfections from the original book or through the scanning process, and has been created from an edition which we consider to be of the best possible quality available. This popular classic work by Robert Ford is in the English language. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories: A Book For Bairns and Big Folk is highly recommended for those who enjoy the works of Robert Ford, and for those discovering the works of Robert Ford for the first time.

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