A Dictionary of The Sussex Dialect

A Dictionary of The Sussex Dialect

Written and compiled by the Reverend W.D. Parish, vicar of Selmeston, the Dictionary is a fascinating insight into how we might have sounded nearly 150 years ago.

Editor's comments:

As an exile from my lovely Sussex, I grasped at this book with both hands and wasn't disappointed in any way. It looked nice, it felt nice, it even smelt nice and it is absolutely packed full of nostalgia.

Having worked as a forester along the South Downs in Sussex for many years, I can still 'hear' my old workmates laughing and joking in a dialect that would be far too 'thick' for most outsiders to understand.

Sadly, the days when you could tell a person's origins from their accent are almost gone but this lovely book is a great reminder of the way things used to be.

I took time to check out the rest of the Snake River Press publications and suggest you do the same. Every born & bred Sussex person should have at least one – anyone got a birthday coming up?

Ray Hatley – editor
www.history.uk.com

The Snake River Press

Editor, Peter Bridgewater set up Snake River Press after seeing a gap in the market for well-designed, regional cultural guides, in 2006.

Using his experience as creative director of the Ivy Press (a packager working for publishers such as Dorling Kindersley and Octopus) he began creating high-end, lavishly illustrated coffee-table books, based on the arts, culture, personalities and landscapes of Sussex, where he lives and works.

Last year Snake River published nine titles, including An Eccentric Tour of Sussex, Good Food & Drink in Sussex, and Sussex Writers & Artists. Bridgewater says: "The market for collectable regional guides is there. We sell the majority of our books in Sussex, but they have also sold in Kent, Surrey and as far afield as America.

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