Books and other Publications

The Lakeland Dialect Society has published books and pamphlets on the dialect of the Lakeland region over the years. Some such as Cumbrian Crack and the Longtown Glossary are still available from committee members, although other publications are becoming harder to find; Reet Frae T' Hoss's Mooth; Hoo's ta gaan on? and What Fettle Mun.

Susannah Blamire (the Muse of Cumberland) - a tribute to an 18th century dialect poetess, £1.00

Lakeland Treasury, the works of L S Porter, £5.00

Longtown Glossary, edited JT Relph, £7.00

Hoo's ta gaan on? works of Harold Forsyth, £5.00

Back copies of Annual Journals, £1.50

Our latest publication, New Writings in Oor Auld Dialect, is also available now.

To buy Publications and obtain current postage prices, contact: Journal Editor louise.green2608@gmail.com, or one of our bookshop partners, Bookends in Carlisle or Keswick, for a list of what they have available.

Online Texts

You may find the following of interest:

The English Dialect Grammar

Comprising the Dialects of England, of the Shetland and Orkney Islands, and of Those Parts of Scotland, Ireland & Wales Where English Is Habitually Spoken (Google Books)

Joseph Wright

Accents of English: Volume 1 (Google Books)

Accents of English: Volume 2 (Google Books)

John C Wells  

Ed and Jean explore the linguistic connections between Cumbria, Iceland and Scandanavia.

How the West Norse dialect influenced the original Celtic language of Cumbria, but later how this influence went from Cumbria to Iceland, with most of the first women to colonise Iceland coming from Britain.

https://laghamon.com/my-books/

David tells us: 

I am delighted to inform you that my book about the Cumbrian poet John Richardson is now available. This is the fulfilment of a half-century of mulling over the idea of researching into this Master of trades, words, and a school. It is the first time that, as far as I can tell, that all his output has been combined into one volume, and reflects items found in a variety of formats and locations.

Its appeal will extend beyond those interested in dialect writing for dialect’s sake, worthy though that is. Indeed, a significant and informative proportion of Richardson’s output is in prose.

This book is, I believe, is a significant contribution to Cumberland literature.

Members of the Lakeland District Dialect Society may purchase a copy for £25 (rather than its full retail price of £30) using the link.