Gypsies in Literature
The Guardian suggests the top 10 literary gypsies
1. Carmen in “Carmen” by Prosper Merimee
2. Esmeralda in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” by Victor Hugo
3. The Raggle-Taggle Gypsies in the traditional Scottish ballad
4. Kizzy in “The Diddakoi” by Rumer Godden
5. Mr. Rochester (in disguise) in “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë
6. Emil in “Fires in the Dark” by Louise Doughty
7. Jasper Petulengro in “Lavengro” by George Borrow
8. Pepita in “Pepita” by Vita Sackville-West
9. Roux in “Chocolat” by Joanne Harris
10. Joe Boswell in “The Virgin and the Gypsy” by D.H. Lawrence
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