[posted] Posted(#52647, Smith)
David Price
ccx074 at pglaf.org
Mon Jul 25 13:21:33 PDT 2016
Incidents in a Gipsy's Life, by George Smith 52647
[Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/2/6/4/52647 ]
[Files: 52647-0.txt; 52647-h.htm]
For those wishing to know: it's a (probably ghost-written) autobiography
of George Smith, a Gipsy horse-trader from Epping Forest, England, who hit
on the idea of "exhibiting" his family and became known as the King of the
Royal Epping Forest Gipsies. There's little in the book as George would
not have wanted to give too much away. For those wanting to know more the
excellent Sharon Floate gave a talk on this book years ago and got me
hooked - Sharon has produced a version for the Gipsy Law Society which
gives lots of background etc. and I'd recommend her work to anyone.
All the best,
David,
England, now dark clouds but still warm
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