Transcribed from the [1920] J. M. Dent & Sons edition byDavid Price,

THE WAYFARER’S LIBRARY

The
LIFE OF
GEORGE BORROW

Clement K. Shorter

LONDON &TORONTO: J. M. DENT & SONS, Ltd.
NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON &CO.

p. 1TO
AUGUSTINE BIRRELL
A FRIEND OF LONG YEARS AND ATRUE
LOVER OF GEORGE BORROW
C. K. S.

p.3INTRODUCTION

There is a substantial biography ofGeorge Borrow in two large volumes by the late Dr. Knapp, anAmerican professor who gave many years of devotion to thesubject.  But I have had the singular advantage over Dr.Knapp in that all the private letters and personal papers left byBorrow to his step-daughter and heir, Henrietta MacOubrey, havecome into my hands.  These include Borrow’s letters tohis wife and step-daughter, many of which will be found scatteredthrough this biography.  This book was first published underthe title of George Borrow and his Circle, but I amgrateful to a publisher for sending it forth once more in a formwhich makes it available to a larger public.  Certain newletters from Borrow to his wife which have been found since thefirst appearance of this book have been added, together withother hitherto unprinted documents, making this issue of TheLife of George Borrow of much more value than itspredecessor.

Clement K.Shorter.

Dec. 9th, 1919.

p.5CONTENTS