Little John a Begging
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Ballad | |
|---|---|
| Child | 142 |
| Title | Little John a Begging |
| Versions | 2 |
| Variants | 5 |
| Stanzas | 22 |
| Date | c. 1650 |
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2014-09-03. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-07-28.
Editions
Scholarly collections
- Child, Francis James, ed.; [Kittredge, G. L.], ed.; [Ireland, Catharine Innes], bibl. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Boston and New York; Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, ©1882-98), vol. III, pp. 188-90.
Translations
German
- Grün, Anastasius, transl. Robin Hood. Ein Balladenkranz nach Altenglischen Volksliedern (Stuttgart, 1864), pp. 155-58: "Klein John und die Vier Bettler"; notes, pp. 218-19.
- Grün, Anastasius, transl.; Frankl, Ludwig August, ed. Anastasius Grüns Gesammelte Werke (Berlin, 1877), pp. 297-300: "Klein John und die Vier Bettler".