Dialect Readings; A Choice Collection of Dialect Readings, Chiefly Humorous

H.M. Soper

Published by T.S. Denison & Company, Chicago, IL/Minneapolis, MN

About this Item

T.S. Denison & Company, Chicago, IL/Minneapolis, MN. Not Dated. First published in 1886 (.25 cents) but also mentioned in 1918 catalogs; this issue is priced at .75 cents. A later printing. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; tears in wraps at head and tail of spine; new price glued over the old on the spine; tear on rear wrap trough publisher's name. No DJ. Printed light card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is lightly creased; text is secure in binding. 143 pp 8vo. The richest humor of all ages lies in dialects, the language of those people who still speak strange tongues and who are funny in spite of themselves. The book contains specimens of every dialect in use in the United States suitable for public and private entertainments. 76 humorous examples of different dialects making mistakes in english pronunciation. A clean presentable copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dialect Readings; A Choice Collection of Dialect Readings, Chiefly Humorous
• Publisher: T.S. Denison & Company, Chicago, IL/Minneapolis, MN
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Harlan Tarbell
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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