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Notes on Wreyland
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Wreyland Documents
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The Victorians and English Dialect
The Victorians and English Dialect tells the story of the Victorians' discovery of English dialect, and of the revaluation of local language that was brought about by the new, historical philology of the nineteenth century. Regional dialects came to be seen not as corrupt or pernicious, but rather as venerable and precious. The book examines the work of the ground-breaking collectors of the 1840s and 1850s, who first alerted their contemporaries to the importance of local dialect - and also to the perils that threatened it with extinction. Tracing the connection between dialect and literature, in the flourishing of dialect poetry and the foregrounding of regional voices in Victorian fiction....
Small Talk at Wreyland. First Series
In 'Small Talk at Wreyland. First Series,' Cecil Torr presents a captivating collection of anecdotes, reflections, and observations gathered from the everyday life and lore of Wreyland, a small hamlet in Devon. Torr's prose, interwoven with the rich tapestry of rural English society at the turn of the 20th century, exudes a charmingly antiquated aura, underscoring the transition from oral tradition to written record. Contextually, the book emerges as a reflection on a fading era, its literary style embracing the cadences of a more leisurely and introspective time. It's a piece that not only entertains with its quaint narratives but also offers invaluable insight into the social and cultural ...
A.L.A. Catalog, 1926
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Small Talk at Wreyland
First published in 1932, this book presents a selection of Cecil Torr's reminiscences of life in and around Wreyland, Devon.
A.L.A. Catalog
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The Mortal Engines Quartet
MORTAL ENGINES launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly-imagined creation, the world of the Traction Era, where mobile cities fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic future. Now, in time for the film debut, the critically acclaimed MORTAL ENGINES quartet is repackaged in a boxset with fantastic and eye-catching covers featuring new artwork.
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