The bloody gardener

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Title
The bloody gardener
Description
"The Bloody Gardener," in some versions titled "The Bloody Gardener's Cruelty," tells the story of a young nobleman who falls in love with a shepherd's daughter. Disapproving the match, his mother hires her gardener to murder the young woman. A dove informs the nobleman of the death. He then confronts his mother and kills himself, to be buried alongside the shepherdess. Thwarted love is an often repeated ballad theme and "The Bloody Gardener" appeared in a variety of printings, the first instance being 1754. Ballads such as this demonstrate the mingling of fictional tale and journalistic narrative in the broadside trade.
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David Atkinson. The Bloody Gardener’s Cruelty: A Contextual History, Folklore 130, no. 3 (2019): 258-281.
Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)
IUB00680
Authors
Jackson, Thos. A.
Full Title
The bloody gardener.
Date
1800s
Publisher
Jackson, Thos A. (printer)
Location
Birmingham
Language
English
Rights
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Type
Text
Medium
Ephemera
Bibliographic Citation
The Bloody Gardener. Birmingham: Thos. A. Jackson, printer, 6 Moor Street, from Digbeth, [1800s].

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