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Can anyone understand Joseph's old Yorkshire dialect? Perhaps the book would have been better with him dictating the story to Lockwood?
Lyn Yes, easily.

However, it's probably better read aloud, and possibly easier for me because I have spent a couple of years living in and around Haworth a…moreYes, easily.

However, it's probably better read aloud, and possibly easier for me because I have spent a couple of years living in and around Haworth as a child.

You have to not only take into account the heavy dialect but also the slang of the times as well.

Just as you would reading Shakespeare or Chaucer.

I enjoy it because it really captures a time far better than the recieved pronunciation and speech of the 'upper classes' of that time.(less)
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