The famous Oxford Book of Ballads is a monumental anthology of poetry in 4 volumes, edited by Arthur Quiller-Couch.
Contents:
Thomas the Rhymer
Tam Lin
Sir Cawline
Sir Aldingar
Cospatrick
Willy's Lady
The Queen of Elfland's Nourice
Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight
The Riddling Knight
May Colvin
The Wee Wee Man
Alison Gross
Kemp Owyne
The Laily Worm
King Orfeo
King Henry
The Boy and the Mantle
King Arthur and King Cornwall
The Marriage of Sir Gawain
Bonnie Annie
Brown Robyn's Confession
The Cruel Mother
Binnorie
The Broomfield Hill
Earl Mar's Daughter
Proud Lady Margaret
Clerk Saunders
The Daemon Lover
Clerk Colven
Young Hunting
The Great Silkie of Sule Skerrie
The Wife of Usher's Well
A Lyke-Wake Dirge
The Unquiet Grave
BOOK II:
Hynd Horn
Hynd Etin
Erlinton
Earl Brand
The Douglas Tragedy
Glasgerion
King Estmere
Fair Annie
The Lass of Lochroyan
Young Bekie
Young Beichan
Childe Waters
Childe Maurice
Brown Adam
Jellon Grame
Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
Lord Ingram and Childe Vyet
Fair Janet
Old Robin of Portingale
Lord Thomas and Fair Annet
Rose the Red and White Lily
Leesome Brand
Babylon
Prince Robert
Young Andrew
The Gay Goshawk
Willie's Lyke-Wake
Fair Margaret and Sweet William
The Twa Brothers
The Cruel Brother
Edward, Edward
Lord Randal
The Twa Corbies
The Three Ravens
BOOK III:
The Nut-Brown Maid
Fause Foodrage
The Fair Flower of Northumberland
Young John
Lady Maisry
Bonny Bee Ho'm
Sir Patrick Spens
The Lord of Lorn
Edom o' Gordon
Lamkin
Hugh of Lincoln
The Heir of Linne
Fair Mary of Wallington
Young Waters
The Queen's Marie
The Outlaw Murray
Glenlogie
Lady Elspat
Jamie Douglas
Katharine Johnstone
Johnie Armstrong
Clyde Water
Young Benjie
Annan Water
Rare Willie Drowned in Yarrow
The Duke of Gordon's Daughter
The Bonny Earl of Murray
Bonny George Campbell
BOOK IV:
Judas
St. Stephen and King Herod
The Maid and the Palmer
The Falcon
The Cherry-Tree Carol
The Carnal and the Crane
Jolly Wat
I Saw Three Ships
The Twelve Good Joys
The Angel Gabriel
The Three Kings
The Innocents
Dives and Lazarus
The Holy Well
The Seven Virgins…