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Free book “A dictionary of the Isle of Wight dialect…..”
« on: Monday 08 February 10 14:26 GMT (UK) »
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 “A dictionary of the Isle of Wight dialect, and of provincialisms used in the Island; with illustrative anecdotes and tales; to which is appended the Christmas Boy's play, an Isle of Wight "Hooam Harvest", and songs sung by the peasantry; forming a treasury of insular manners and customs of fifty years ago (1886)”
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Lacey, IOW, Lacey, Shearstone  SOM, Higgins, Tagg, Sammons, Jackson, Reeves Cowley, Wale OXFORD. Robert Collinson

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Re: Free book “A dictionary of the Isle of Wight dialect…..”
« Reply #1 on: Monday 08 February 10 18:06 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ann

Would you confirm the address. I have just tried it twice and get an error message
Knight (Nottingham & Hants) Hancock, (Kent) , Hancox (Warwickshire), Linneys (Hants) Brothers (Langford, Beds,East London), Bridgers (East London)

Other restorers please feel free to use my work if wished

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Re: Free book “A dictionary of the Isle of Wight dialect…..”
« Reply #2 on: Monday 08 February 10 22:24 GMT (UK) »
Yes I have just checked it,

http://www.archive.org/details/dictionaryofisle00longrich It worked ok for me.
Ann E

P.S I have Just  clicked in this link & it came up ok.
Lacey, IOW, Lacey, Shearstone  SOM, Higgins, Tagg, Sammons, Jackson, Reeves Cowley, Wale OXFORD. Robert Collinson

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Re: Free book “A dictionary of the Isle of Wight dialect…..”
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 09 February 10 11:47 GMT (UK) »
Thans Ann, have just tried it and this time it works fine
Knight (Nottingham & Hants) Hancock, (Kent) , Hancox (Warwickshire), Linneys (Hants) Brothers (Langford, Beds,East London), Bridgers (East London)

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Re: Free book “A dictionary of the Isle of Wight dialect…..”
« Reply #4 on: Friday 04 June 10 18:21 BST (UK) »
Rather odd. Although both addresses look the same at first, one has an <o> and the other <00>. Only the second one works. Have downloaded the book.
Snell Brentford cira 1910: Canada cira 1924

Snell; Southampton 1920

Payne: Old Itchen Ferry Village, Woolston, Southampton Cira 1800 to 1930

Price: HMS Collosus & Victory cira 1900

Ernest Cooper; Cornwall, b about 1880 to 1900; Cornwall

This information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk"