This is an uncommon book, combining, as it does, in an extraordinary degree, the recondite lore which throws antiquarians into ecstacies, with the shrewd humour, the descriptive force, and the poetic charm which, garbed in the old Norse-rooted vernacular which Cumbrians love so well, will secure for it a cordial reception among all those who claim "canny Cumberland" for their childhood's home.--_Eddowes's Shrewsbury Journal._ His poems are pictures in very natural colours.--_Durham Chronicle._ Destined to an honourable place among the choicest productions of our native literature.--_Carlisle Journal._ Besides being a learned antiquary, he has wit, humour, and a true vein of poetry in him, and the literary skill, in addition to turn all these to the best account.--_Carlisle Express._ In its way perfectly unique.--_Carlisle Examiner._ CARLISLE: G. AND T. COWARD. LONDON: J. RUSSELL SMITH. _Small Crown 8vo. In neat Cloth binding, Price 3s.6d._ "CUMMERLAND TALK;" being Short Tales and Rhymes in the Dialect of that County. By JOHN RICHARDSON, of Saint John's. A very good specimen of its class. The ordinary subscriber to Mudie's would not for a moment dream of ever looking into it, and yet Mr. Richardson possesses far more ability than the generality of novelists who are so popular.--_Westminster Review._ Good and pleasant.--_Saturday Review._ There are both pathos and humour in the various stories and ballads furnished by Mr. Richardson. We congratulate Cumberland on having so many able champions and admirers of her dialect.--_Athenæum._ Some of the rhymes are admirable. "It's nobbut me!" is a capital specimen of a popular lyric poem.--_Notes and Queries._ He has seized on some of the most striking habits of thought, and describes them simply and naturally, without any straining after effect.--_Carlisle Patriot._ To all lovers of the dialect literature of this county the volume will be heartily welcome.--_Whitehaven News._ A worthy companion to Dr. Gibson's "Folk Speech."--_Wigton Advertiser._ The sketches are quite equal to anything of the kind we have seen.--_Kendal Mercury._ A very pleasant addition to the records of the dialect of Cumberland.--_Westmorland Gazette._ The best and most comprehensive reflex of the folk-speech of Cumberland that has been put into our hands.--_Soulby's Ulverston Advertiser._ There is plenty of variety in the volume.--_Ulverston Mirror._ CARLISLE: G. AND T. COWARD. LONDON: J. RUSSELL SMITH. _F. Cap 8vo. Price 2s. 6d._ SONGS AND BALLADS By JOHN JAMES LONSDALE, Author of "The Ship Boy's Letter," "Robin's Return," &c. WITH A BRIEF MEMOIR. _From the ATHENÆUM._