THE SALAMANCA CORPUS:

DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF ENGLISH DIALECT TEXTS

SOMERSET

Leclaire (1954: 168-169): “A Somerset man. His novels and tales or stories are pure Somerset, in which a feature is an artistic use of the dialect, not only in talk, but in the telling itself

WORKS

1888. Misterton’s Mistake. London: Sonnenschein & Co. EDD.

1892. Taken in his Word. London: R. Bentley & Son.

1893. Gentleman Upcott's Daughter. London: Dent.

1894. “Love and Quiet Life”. Somerset Idylls. London: Hodder & Stoughton. SC.

1895. In the Smoke of War. EDD.

“Arrowsmith, Bristol: Arrowsmith’s Bristol Library. A village near Langport, Somerset, in 1645”.

(Leclaire 1954: 168)

1895. Tryphena in Love. London: J. M. Dent and Sons.

“Rustic life in al old-world Somerset village. The character of Mrs Petigrew invites comparison with

George Eliot’s Mrs Poyser." (Leclaire 1954: 168)

1897. Charity Chance. London: Bliss and Sands.

“ “Bubblecombe”, a watering place on the Bristol Channel”. (Leclaire 1954: 168)

1899. Two Men o’ Mendip. London: Longmans & Co. EDD.

“Village life in the early 18th century. A fratricide, and a mother’s grief.” (Leclaire 1954: 168)

1901. Good Souls of Cider Land. London: Grant Richards.

“Somerset before the advent of railways. Idylls. Among these tales: Gentleman Upcott’s Daughter;

and Young Sam and Sabina.” (Leclaire 1954: 168)

1901. The Idler Out of Doors. London: Grant Richards.

“Sketches of life in Somerset and the Mendips.” (Leclaire 1954: 168)

1901. Fortune’s Darling. London. Methuen and Co.

“A comedy in Raymond’s usual setting, but in the little county town of Oakleigh.” (Leclaire 1954:

168)

1905. Jacob and John. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

“Village life in Somerset at the time of the South Sea Bubble. Early 18th century.” (Leclaire 1954:

168)

1906. A School History of Somerset. London: Methuen.

1906. The Book of Simple Delights. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

1907. The Book of Crafts and Characters. London : Hodder and Stoughton.

“The various trades and crafts met in the country appear in these pages.” (Leclaire 1954: 168)

1907. Gossip Corner. London : Hodder and Stoughton. SC.

“The slow commonsense philosophy of the villager”. (Leclaire 1954: 168)

1911. The Revenues of the Wicked. London: J.M. Dent and Sons.

“Love on the Western Moors, early 19th century; a farmer’s daughter is the chief character”.

(Leclaire 1954: 168)

1913. A Wayfaring Soul.London: Dent.

1926. Verity Thurston. London: Faber and Gwyver.

“Somerset, near the Bristol Channel”. (Leclaire 1954: 168)

1928. Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree. A volume of rural lore and anecdote. London: Folk Press.

“Somerset stories, set in the usual village setting dear to Walter Raymond.” (Leclaire 1954: 168)

KINGKONG PROJECT

Walter RAYMOND (M: 1852 Mar 13 - 1931 Apr 2)

(&ps: Tom COBBLEIGH)

Misterton's Mistake [f|1888]

Taken At His Word [2v|f|1892]

Gentleman Upcott's Daughter (ps: Tom COBBLEIGH) [f|1892]

Young Sam And Sabina (ps: Tom COBBLEIGH) [f|1894]

Love And Quiet Life [1894]

Tryphena In Love [f|1895]

In The Smoke Of War [f|1895]

Charity Chance [f|1897]

Two Men O' Mendip [f|1899]

No Soul Above Money [f|1899]

Fortune's Darling [f|1901]

Good Souls Of Cider-Land [f|1901]

The Idler Out Of Doors [1901]

Love And Quiet Life [f|1904]

Jacob And John [1905]

A School History Of Somerset [1] [n|1906/?]

The Book Of Crafts And Character [f|1907]

Charity Chance [f|1907]

Gossip Corner [f|1907]

English Country Life [1910]

The Revenues Of The Wicked [f|1911]

The Book Of Simple Delights [1912]

A Wayfaring Soul [1913]

Somerset And Her Folk Movement [n|1921]

A Short History Of Somerset [3e of 1] [n|1923]

Two Men O' Mendip [d|1923]

Verity Thurston [1926]

Under The Spreading Chestnut Tree [n|1928]

The Works Of Walter Raymond [10v|s|1933-1934]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HIS LIFE AND WORKS SEE

http://www.somersethistory.co.uk/walter-raymond/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Raymond

http://www.yeovilhistory.info/raymond-walter.htm

LITERARY DIALECTS

1800-1950

SOUTH

SOMERSET PROSE

Walter Raymond

(1853-1930)