Buy this book on-line Matthews, Stephen : Josiah Relph of Sebergham: England's First Dialect PoetBookcase, Carlisle, 2015 ISBN 9781904147862
8vo. Josiah Relph (1712-1743) described the life of the Cumberland peasant in his own language. It was an act of intellectual daring. The worlds of Theocritus and Horace, the fields of Sicily and the hills of Rome, became the Cumberland countryside. Relph was a fine poet, an enthusiastic antiquarian, a schoolmaster and a village curate. His story is also the story of eighteenth century Cumberland and the story of its distinct identity and dialect. This is the first edition of Relph's poems for over two hundred years.. Book Condition: Brand New. Binding: Soft Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Matthews, Stephen : Josiah Relph of Sebergham: England's First Dialect Poet. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, used books, antiquarian books, fine bindings and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |