Lavengro (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: George Henry Borrow
- First Published: 1851
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Autobiographical
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: England, Scotland, and Ireland
- Genres: Long fiction, Autobiographical fiction
- Subjects: Language or languages, Crime or criminals, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Publishing or publishers, Great Britain, Gypsies
- Locales: England, Ireland, Great Britain, Scotland, Wales
Characters Discussed
George, the narrator, who is called “Lavengro,” the Zingary gypsy word for “word master” or “philologist.” In this romance of circumstantial incidents and philosophical conversations, George is in search of something in which to believe. As a child, he moves about with his family. Apprenticed to a lawyer, he is convinced that authorship is his calling. Always mindful of his surroundings—nature, people, things—George goes through the strain of establishing himself in London, getting some of his writing accepted, and leaving the city to become...
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