There are both pathos and humour in the various stories and ballads furnished by Mr. Richardson. We congratulate Cumberland on having so many able champions and admirers of her dialect.—Athenæum.
Some of the rhymes are admirable. "It's nobbut me!" is a capital specimen of a popular lyric poem.—Notes and Queries.
He has seized on some of the most striking habits of thought, and describes them simply and naturally, without any straining after effect.—Carlisle Patriot.
To all lovers of the dialect literature of this county the volume will be heartily welcome.—Whitehaven News.
A worthy companion to Dr. Gibson's "Folk Speech."—Wigton Advertiser.
The sketches are quite equal to anything of the kind we have seen.—Kendal Mercury.
A very pleasant addition to the records of the dialect of Cumberland.—Westmorland Gazette.
The best and most comprehensive reflex of the folk-speech of Cumberland that has been put into our hands.—Soulby's Ulverston Advertiser.
There is plenty of variety in the volume.—Ulverston Mirror.
CARLISLE: G. AND T. COWARD. LONDON: J. RUSSELL SMITH.