His poems are pictures in very natural colours.—Durham Chronicle.
Destined to an honourable place among the choicest productions of our native literature.—Carlisle Journal.
Besides being a learned antiquary, he has wit, humour, and a true vein of poetry in him, and the literary skill, in addition to turn all these to the best account.—Carlisle Express.
In its way perfectly unique.—Carlisle Examiner.
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"CUMMERLAND TALK;" being Short Tales and Rhymes in the Dialect of that County. By John Richardson, of Saint John's.
A very good specimen of its class. The ordinary subscriber to Mudie's would not for a moment dream of ever looking into it, and yet Mr. Richardson possesses far more ability than the generality of novelists who are so popular.—Westminster Review.
Good and pleasant.—Saturday Review.