This category ranges from serious studies of the dialect used around the county, including our best selling title Lincolnshire Dialects (now in it’s 5th printing) to an amusing book of stories, written using dialect, around the central character of Fungus, the Lincolnshire Cat, and the Kenny family that adopt him.
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A selection of poems and stories in Linkisheer dialect, presented by Far Welter’d, the East Lincolnshire Dialect Society, with accompanying CD. Far Welter’d is the phrase used to describe a…
The County of Lincolnshire is a beautiful mixture of low-lying marshy fen land, modest hills and the steep valleys of the rolling Wolds; it is also home to a wealth…
Written in a lightly humorous vein, this is not a book of humour but stories around the central character Fungus, the Kenny family who adopt him and the Lincolnshire village…
A small scholarly (& entertaining) account of Lincolnshire’s dialects, their development and their decline. Edward Campion was brought up by dialect-speaking grand-parents and as a teacher in various parts of…
A new 2nd printing of this fun, amusing booklet of sixty ‘Limerick’-style verses; most with the bonus of an entertaining cartoon drawn by John Blundy and using Lincolnshire Dialect. Each…
Lincolnshire has a great tradition of story-telling and myth-making, reflecting its true character as one of the most mysterious and rural of the English shires. Stories of saints, demons, wicked…
Wot’s yon lowad on owd kelter? … ‘E looked a reglar mawkin … Ayn’t backards in cummin’ forr’ards … The bees is as fell as owt. Can people in Lincolnshire…
A second collection of poems that reflects the author’s Lincolnshire roots and the love he has for the county, as well as a light hearted look at life. Many local…
A collection of some 1200 words and phrases gathered over many years in and around the village of Kirton, four miles South of Boston, in Lincolnshire. Lincolnshire dialects vary considerably…
Author, John Reed, was born in 1937 and raised in Ruskington, Lincolnshire. Whilst researching his family tree he discovered several references to Nathaniel Thorold. This book follows Nathaniel’s rise from…
If you’ve ever caught yourself wondering if Lincolnshire – miles from the Midlands or London – has a unique dialect, this book is a must. Collected over more than three…
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