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Tim Bobbin: A View of the Lancashire Dialect by Various

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A comic dialogue written in John Collier's idiosyncratic version of the 18th century South Lancashire dialect together with a collection of 19th century texts on Collier and his work. Egged on by Meary (Mary), Tummus (Thomas) recounts the series of misadventures that ensue when he makes a trip to Rochdale on an errand for his master. First published in 1746, the text grew over subsequent editions as Collier expanded the story, added a preface in which he berates publishers who had pirated his work, and inflated and amended his glossary. The text read here is the final version of the preface, d...

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Jan 2, 2026

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Episodes

A View of the Lancashire dialect - Part 1 02.01.2026

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A View of the Lancashire dialect - Part 2 01.01.2026

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A View of the Lancashire dialect - Part 3 31.12.2025

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A Glossary of Lancashire words and phrases - A-E 30.12.2025

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A Glossary of Lancashire words and phrases - F-J 29.12.2025

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A Glossary of Lancashire words and phrases - K-R 28.12.2025

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A Glossary of Lancashire words and phrases - S-Z 27.12.2025

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Memoirs of Mr. John Collier 26.12.2025

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Life of the Author 25.12.2025

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Introduction: Dialect of South Lancashire, or Tim Bobbin's Tummus and Meary 24.12.2025

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The Cottage of Tim Bobbin, and the Village of Milnrow 23.12.2025

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On the south Lancashire Dialect - Part 1 22.12.2025

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On the south Lancashire Dialect - Part 2 21.12.2025

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John Collier ('Tim Bobbin') 20.12.2025

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Tim Bobbin as an Artist 19.12.2025

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The Children of Tim Bobbin 18.12.2025

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The Dialogue of Thomas and Mary - Part 1 17.12.2025

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The Dialogue of Thomas and Mary - Part 2 16.12.2025

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The Dialogue of Thomas and Mary - Footnotes 15.12.2025

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Tim Bobbin' Grave 14.12.2025

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