“It is not for me to say that the question of the origin of the ballad is a futile one, but it is a question which I have never been able to approach without a sense of utter inadequacy.”

About Francis James Child

Folklorist • American

Francis James Child was an American scholar, educator, and folklorist, best known today for his collection of English and Scottish ballads. As a professor at Harvard University, he dedicated much of his life to...