Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs

'Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs' is a collection of poems, ballads, and songs written by Robert Bloomfield. He was an English laboring-class poet, whose work is appreciated in the context of other self-educated writers, such as Stephen Duck, Mary Collier and John Clare. Featured titles to be found in this book include some of his best known works, such as 'The Fakenham Ghost', 'The French Mariner', and 'Dolly'.