Robert asked this question about Wuthering Heights:
Can anyone understand Joseph's old Yorkshire dialect? Perhaps the book would have been better with him dictating the story to Lockwood?
Maxine I hated reading Joseph's blathering. I could decipher it well enough to get his meaning, but I only forced myself to read the Joseph dialogue because …moreI hated reading Joseph's blathering. I could decipher it well enough to get his meaning, but I only forced myself to read the Joseph dialogue because I was afraid I might miss something vital. I considered Joseph himself even more vile than his speech.(less)
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