Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect

William Barnes

• Poetry
• Book language: English
• 496 pages

A poetry collection by William Barnes in the Dorset dialect, bringing together three earlier volumes of rural verse. The poems sketch country life, seasons, work, and village customs with warmth and close observation. It is worth hearing for its musical dialect and vivid picture of a vanished English countryside.

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