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Child Ballads

collection of 305 traditional ballads, collected by Francis James Child
CreativeWork thematic_catalog Q2517093

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
thematic catalog, folk song collection[3]
Author
Francis James Child[2]
Language of work or name
English[5]
Collection creator
Francis James Child[8]
Has edition or translation
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads[6]
Is a list of
ballad[4]
Narrative motif
outlaw[9]
Title
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Child Ballads en The English and Scottish Popular Ballads it The English and Scottish Popular Ballads ja チャイルド・バラッド ru Баллады Чайлда sv Child Ballads vi Những bản ballad của Child zh 蔡尔德民歌集 zh-hant 蔡爾德民歌集
🔖 Identifiers · 8
GND ID
4572028-9
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/The-English-and-Scottish-Popular-Ballads
Freebase ID
/m/02y0yf
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
child-ballads
MusicBrainz series ID
6168a438-66cb-4ccc-8e09-181bb3cd1761
OCLC number
989698395
Open Library ID
OL6588763W
Topic's main category
Category:Child Ballads

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🔗 Connections
← Described by source 3
Thomas the Rhymer, Andrew Barton, James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater
Author 1
Francis James Child
Collection creator 1
Francis James Child
Is a list of 1
ballad
Language of work or name 1
English
Topic's main category 1
Category:Child Ballads
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Child Ballads
← Main subject 1
ballad in music
← Published in 1
The Three Ravens
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Child Ballads is a thematic catalog[1].

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  1. 7w ago · FordPrefect42 · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 4572028-9
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ GND ID: 4572028-9"
  2. 13w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Collection creator → Francis James Child
    Topic's main category → Category:Child Ballads
    Narrative motif → outlaw
    Is a list of → ballad
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Open Library ID: OL6588763W, add claims: P648"
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