he fourth volume of Lavengro_. _By George
Borrow_, _author of The Bible in Spain_.

But this volume did not make an appearance 'shortly.' Its author was
far too much offended with the critics, too disheartened it may be,
to care to offer himself again for their gibes. The years rolled on,
and not until 1857 did _The Romany Rye_ appear. The book was now in
two volumes, and we see that the word _Romany_ had dropped an _m_. .
. .

The incidents of _Lavengro_ are supposed to have taken place between
the 24_th_ of _May_ 1825, and the 18_th of July_ of that year. In
_The Romany Rye_ the incidents apparently occur between the 19_th_ of
_July_ and the 3_rd_ of _August_ 1825. In the opinion of Mr. John
Sampson, the whole of the episodes in the five volumes occurred in
seventy-two days."--[_George Borrow and his Circle_, 1913, pp.
341-343.]

A useful edition of _The Romany Rye_ is:

_The Romany Rye_ / _A Sequel to_ "_Lavengro_" / _By George Borrow_ / _A
New Edition_ / _Containing the unaltered text of the Original_ / _Issue_,
_with Notes_, _etc._, _by the Author of_ / "_The Life of George Borrow_"
/ _London_ / _John Murray_, _Albemarle Street_ / 1900.--Crown 8vo. pp.
xvi + 403.

The book was edited by Dr. William Knapp.

There is a copy of the First Edition of _The Romany Rye_ in the Library
of the British Museum. The Press-mark is 12622. f. 8.

(13) [THE SLEEPING BARD: 1860]

The Sleeping Bard; / Or / Visions of the World, Death, and Hell, / By /
Elis Wyn. / Translated from the Cambrian British / By / George Borrow, /
Author of/ "The Bible in Spain," "The Gypsies of Spain," etc. / London: /
John Murray, Albemarle Street. / 1860.

Collation:--Crown octavo, pp. x + 128; consisting of: Title-page, as
above (with blank reverse) pp. i-ii; _Preface_ pp. iii-vii; p. viii is
blank; Fly-title to _A Vision of the Course of the World_ (with blank
reverse) pp. ix-x; and Text of the three _Visions_ pp. 1-128. There are
head-lines throughout, each double-page being headed with the title of
the particular _Vision_ occupying it. _A Vision of Hell_ is preceded by
a separate Fly-title (pp. 67-68) with blank reverse. At the foot of p.
128 is the following imprint, "_James M. Denew_, _Printer_, 72, _Hall
Plain_, _Great Yarmouth_." The sheets carry no register. The book was
issued without any Half-title. In some copies the Christian name of the
printer is misprint