Share: “Child Ballads” complete list divided into the original volumes of the work. Francis James Child (1825-1896), an American scholar whose monumental work, “The English and Scottish Popular Ballads”, is the canonical collection of all Anglo-Scottish “balladry”. Hence the nickname “Child Ballads” which is reserved for the 305 British and Scottish folk ballads recognized as … Leggi tutto Child Ballads A-Z list : The English and Scottish Popular Ballads