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• The Song of Solomon : in the North Lancashire dialect, as spoken north of the Wyre : From the authorised English version (Strangeways & Walden, 1860), by William Barnes, James Stevens-Cox, James Phizackerley, and Louis-Lucien Bonaparte (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tim Bobbin's Lancashire dialect and poems (Hurst, Chance, 1828), by Tim Bobbin and George Cruikshank (page images at HathiTrust)

• Specimens of the Yorkshire dialect, in various dialogues, tales, and songs : to which is added, a glossary of such of the Yorkshire words as are not likely to be generally understood. (Printed by W. Walker, 1800), by Wordsworth Collection (page images at HathiTrust)
• Seets i' Blackpool, Fleetwood, Lytham, and Southport : as seen bi Sammywell Grimes an' his wife Mally on their hallidy trip, wi' a few incidents an' accidents 'at occurred (Nicholson, 1876), by John Hartley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Seets i' Paris: Sammywell Grimes's trip with his old chum Billy Baccus, his opinion o' th' French, and th' French opinion o' th' exhibition he made ov hissen, by John Hartley (Gutenberg ebook)

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• Mrs Brown (George Routledge and Sons, 1874), by George Rose (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Brown papers. ("Fun" Office, 1866), by Arthur Sketchley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Negro dialect recitations : comprising a series of the most popular selections in prose and verse (Eldridge Entertainment House, 1887), by George Melville Baker (page images at HathiTrust)
• Specimens of the Yorkshire dialect, in various dialogues, tales, and songs : to which is added, a glossary of such of the Yorkshire words as are not likely to be generally understood. (Printed by W. Walker, 1800), by Wordsworth Collection (page images at HathiTrust)
• Abe Clegg in war time ([The Bradford Press], 1918), by F. J. Newboult (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Brown papers. Second series (G. Routledge & Sons, 1870), by Arthur Sketchley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Co-operative stores (G. Routledge and Sons, 1879), by Arthur Sketchley and George Routledge and Sons (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mrs. Brown at Brighton (G. Routledge and Sons, 1875), by Arthur Sketchley, Simmons & Botten, and George Routledge and Sons (page images at HathiTrust)

• Sketches of the literary history of Barnstaple : being the substance of a series of papers read at the Literary institution, Barnstaple (Printed and sold by E. J. Arnold, 1866), by J. R. Chanter (page images at HathiTrust)

• Birmingham poetry (1923-4.) (Merton Press, 1924), by S. Fowler Wright (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Ballads & legends of Cheshire (Longmans & co., 1867), by Egerton Leigh (page images at HathiTrust)
• Remains, historical and literary, connected with the palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester. (Chetham Society., 1844), by Chetham Society (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ballads & legends of Cheshire. (Longmans & co., 1867), by Egerton Leigh (page images at HathiTrust)

• The songs and ballads of Cumberland, to which are added dialect and other poems; with biographical sketches, notes, and glossary. (G. Routledge, 1866), by Sidney Gilpin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ballads in the Cumberland dialect (Printed for H.K. Snowden; sold by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1828), by R. Anderson and Thomas Sanderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The poetical works; to which is prefixed the life of the author, written by himself; an essay on the character, manners, and customs of the peasantry of Cumberland; and observations on the style and genius of the author (B. Scott, 1820), by R. Anderson and Thomas Sanderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The songs and ballads of Cumberland and the lake country : with biographical sketches, notes, and glossary, first-[third] series (John Russell Smith, 1874), by Sidney Gilpin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ballads in the Cumberland dialect. With notes descriptive of the manners and customs of the Cumberland peasantry, a glossary of local words, and a life of the author. (W. Davison, 1840), by R. Anderson (page images at HathiTrust)

• Ballads in the Cumberland dialect (B. Crosby and co.; [etc., etc.], 1808), by R. Anderson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The songs and ballads of Cumberland : to which are added the best poems in the dialect ; with biographical sketches, notes, & glossary (G. Coward, 1865), by Sidney Gilpin (page images at HathiTrust)

• The ballads & songs of Derbyshire. (Bemrose and Lothian; [etc., etc.], 1867), by Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt (page images at HathiTrust)

• Devonshire idyls (1892), by H. C. O'Neill (page images at HathiTrust)
• The literature of Devonshire up to the year 1640; being the presidential address to the members of the Devonshire association at their meeting held at Torquay on Tuesday, July 25th, 1893. (Priv. print., 1893), by T. N. Brushfield (page images at HathiTrust)

• Traditions of Lancashire (fifth edition; London: G. Routledge and Sons; Manchester: L. C. Gent, 1872), by John Roby
  • Volume I: Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML
  • Volume II: Gutenberg text, illustrated HTML, and page images
• Traditions of Lancashire (F. Warne, 1930), by John Roby (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lancashire lyrics: modern songs and ballads of the county palatine. (Whittaker, 1866), by John Harland (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ballads and songs of Lancashire, ancient and modern (Heywood, 1882), by John Harland and Thomas Turner Wilkinson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The collected writings of Samuel Laycock. (W. E. Clegg, 1908), by Samuel Laycock and George Milner (page images at HathiTrust)
• Remains, historical and literary, connected with the palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester. (Chetham Society., 1844), by Chetham Society (page images at HathiTrust)
• Traditions of Lancashire. (G. Routledge, 1867), by John Roby (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rays fro th' Loominary: a selection of comic Lancashire tales adapted for public reading or reciting (J. Heywood, 1884), by James Taylor Staton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Traditions of Lancashire, second series (Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1831), by John Roby (page images at HathiTrust)
• Chetham society. (Manchester : Chetham Society, 1844-, 1844), by Chetham Society (page images at HathiTrust)

• Literary London (T. W. Laurie, 1906), by Elsie M. Lang (page images at HathiTrust)
• Literary landmarks of London (J.R. Osgood. McIlvaine & co., 1892), by Laurence Hutton (page images at HathiTrust)
• By Chelsea reach; some riverside records (Mills & Boon, limited, 1921), by Reginald Blunt (page images at HathiTrust)
• The literary history of the Adelphi and its neighbourhood (A. Treherne, 1907), by Austin Brereton (page images at HathiTrust)
• The literary history of the Adelphi and its neighbourhood (Duffield, 1909), by Austin Brereton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Literary landmarks of London (Harper & Brothers, 1892), by Laurence Hutton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Literary landmarks of London (T. Fisher Unwin, 1885), by Laurence Hutton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Literary landmarks of London (Harper & brothers, 1897), by Laurence Hutton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Literary landmarks of London (Harper & Brothers, 1903), by Laurence Hutton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Literary London (C. Scribner's sons;, 1907), by Elsie M. Lang and G. K. Chesterton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Paradise row; or, A broken piece of old Chelsea, being the curious and diverting annals of a famous village street newly destroyed, together with particulars of sundry noble and notable persons who in former times dwelt there; to which are added likenesses of the principal of them and of their several houses (Macmillan, 1906), by Reginald Blunt (page images at HathiTrust)
• Literary landmarks of London (T. Fisher Unwin, 1888), by Laurence Hutton (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Norfolk anthology. A collection of poems, ballads, and rare tracts relating to the county of Norfolk. (Printed for private circulation only, 1852), by J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps and Alexander Neville (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Norfolk garland: a collection of the superstitious beliefs and practices, proverbs, curious customs, ballads and songs, of the people of Norfolk, as well as anecdotes illustrative of the genius or peculiarities of Norfolk celebrities. (Jarrold and sons, 1872), by John Glyde (page images at HathiTrust)

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