George Borrow

George Henry Borrow
1843 portrait by Henry Wyndham Phillips at the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Born(1803-07-05)5 July 1803
East Dereham, Norfolk, England
Died26 July 1881(1881-07-26) (aged 78)
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
OccupationAuthor
Notable work
  • The Bible in Spain (1843)
  • Lavengro (1851)
  • Romany Rye (1857)
  • Wild Wales (1862)
SpouseMary Clarke (?–1869)
Parents
  • Ann Perfrement
  • Thomas Borrow

George Henry Borrow (5 July 1803 – 26 July 1881) was an English writer of novels and of travel based on personal experiences in Europe.[1] His travels gave him a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure strongly in his work. His best-known books are The Bible in Spain and the novels Lavengro and The Romany Rye, set in his time with the English Romanichal (Gypsies).

  1. ^ John Sutherland (1990) [1989]. "Borrow, George". The Stanford Companion to Victorian Literature. Stanford University Press. p. 77. ISBN 9780804718424.