Draft typescript of a non-fiction book entitled, Romanies Rokkering, by Robert Dawson

D BD 1/8

undated, c.1970-c.1990

The title of the typescript, "Romanies Rokkering" means "Gypsies Talking" and is a study of some 200 Gypsy families, largely told through their own experiences. Their life and family histories are examined, including the following: definitions of Gypsy, ethnicity and adoptions, nuclear and extended families and their genealogy, origins and early history, lifestyle and livelihood, religion, poetry, ceremonial cleanliness, birth, marriage, death customs, group status/feuds, superstition, crafts, poaching, encounters with Royalty, special recipes, the Law, plus Criminal Justice Act, site provision, crime by Gypsies, persecution and vocabulary. Some pages may be missing.

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