THE SALAMANCA CORPUS:

DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF ENGLISH DIALECT TEXTS

DERBYSHIRE

DING 2011: "Derbyshire sculptor, born in South Wingfield (near Matlock, DB). He spent most of his life in Derby. Apart from these five pieces in Derbyshire dialect, he wrote other books on Derbyshire life, customs and traditions such as Derbyshire Gatherings (1866) or An Historical Sketch of the Manor of South Wingfield, Derbyshire (1872) as well as studies dealing with his trade”.

WORKS

1870. Owd Sammy Twitcher’s Visit tu’t Gret Exibishun e Derby. Roat, Kompoazed an Hillusterated by a Darbysher Mon. Derby: N.P. SC. EDD.

1870. Owd Sammy Twitcher’s Second Visit tu’t Gret Exibishun e Darby wi Jim. Derby: N.P.

1870. Owd Sammy Twitcher’s Crismas Bowk for 1870. Full a fun, tales an rhymes, suitable for’ t season. Roat, kompoazed an hillusterated by a Darbysher mon. 1870. Derby. N.P. SC.

1872. Owd Sammy Twitcher’s Visit tu’t Watter Cure Establishment, at Matlock-Bonck. Derby: N. P.

1881. Owd Sammy Twitcher’s Visit tu’t Royal Aggeracultural Show wi his son Jim, July 1881. Derby: N.P.

NOT IN KINGKONG PROJECT

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HIS LIFE AND WORKS SEE

Benito Espinazo, María Adoración. 2002. “Análisis del dialecto de Derbyshire en la obra de J. B. Robinson Owd Sammy Twitcher’s Visit tu’t Gret Exibishun e Derby”. Master’s Thesis. University of Salamanca.

Copyright © 2015- DING, María F.García-Bermejo Giner, The Salamanca Corpus, Universidad de Salamanca

Joseph Barlow Robinson

(1820-1883)