Walter Raymond
(1853-1930)
SOMERSETSHIRE
Leclaire (1954: 168-169): “A Somerset man. His novels and tales or stories are pure Somerset, in which a feature is an artistic use of the dialect, not only in talk, but in the telling itself”
works
Misterton’s Mistake. 1888. London: Sonnenschein & Co. EDD.
Taken in his Word. 1892. London: R. Bentley & Son.
Gentleman Upcott's Daughter. 1933 [1893]. London: Dent.
“Love and Quiet Life”. Somerset Idylls. 1894. London: Hodder & Stoughton. SC.
In the Smoke of War. 1933 [1895]. EDD.
“Arrowsmith, Bristol: Arrowsmith’s Bristol Library. A village near Langport,
Somerset, in 1645”. (Leclaire 1954: 168)
Tryphena in Love. 1895. London: J. M. Dent and Sons.
“Rustic life in al old-world Somerset village. The character of Mrs Petigrew invites
comparison with George Eliot’s Mrs Poyser.
As Tryphena in Love; and Young Sam and Sabina. 1912. London: J, M. Dent & Sons” (Leclaire 1954: 168)
Charity Chance. 1897. London: Bliss and Sands.
“ “Bubblecombe”, a watering place on the Bristol Channel”. (Leclaire 1954: 168)
Two Men o’ Mendip.1899. London: Longmans & Co. EDD.
“Village life in the early 18th century. A fratricide, and a mother’s grief.” (Leclaire 1954: 168)
Good Souls of Cider Land. 1901. London: Grant Richards.
“Somerset before the advent of railways. Idylls. Among these tales: Gentleman Upcott’s
Daughter ; and Young Sam and Sabina.” (Leclaire 1954: 168)
The Idler Out of Doors. 1901. London: Grant Richards.
“Sketches of life in Somerset and the Mendips.” (Leclaire 1954: 168)
Fortune’s Darling. 1901. London. Methuen and Co.
“A comedy in Raymond’s usual setting, but in the little county town of Oakleigh.” (Leclaire 1954: 168)
Jacob and John. 1905. London: Hodder and Stoughton.
“Village life in Somerset at the time of the South Sea Bubble. Early 18th century.” (Leclaire 1954: 168)
A School History of Somerset. 1907 [1906]. London: Methuen.
The Book of Simple Delights. 1906. London: Hodder and Stoughton.
The Book of Crafts and Characters. 1907. London : Hodder and Stoughton.
“The various trades and crafts met in the country appear in these pages.” (Leclaire 1954: 168)
Gossip Corner. [The running title is Tales from Gossip Corner]. 1907. London : Hodder and Stoughton. SC.
“The slow commonsense philosophy of the villager”. (Leclaire 1954: 168)
The Revenues of the Wicked. 1911. London: J.M. Dent and Sons.
“Love on the Western Moors, early 19th century; a farmer’s daughter is the chief character”. (Leclaire 1954: 168)
A Wayfaring Soul. 1934 [1913].London: Dent.
Verity Thurston. 1926. London: Faber and Gwyver.
“Somerset, near the Bristol Channel”. (Leclaire 1954: 168)
Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree. A volume of rural lore and anecdote. 1928. London: Folk Press.
“Somerset stories, set in the usual village setting dear to Walter Raymond.”
(Leclaire 1954: 168)
Kingkong Project
Walter RAYMOND (M: 1852 Mar 13 - 1931 Apr 2)
(&ps: Tom COBBLEIGH)
Misterton's Mistake [f|1888]
Taken At His Word [2v|f|1892]
Gentleman Upcott's Daughter (ps: Tom COBBLEIGH) [f|1892]
Young Sam And Sabina (ps: Tom COBBLEIGH) [f|1894]
Love And Quiet Life [1894]
Tryphena In Love [f|1895]
In The Smoke Of War [f|1895]
Charity Chance [f|1897]
Two Men O' Mendip [f|1899]
No Soul Above Money [f|1899]
Fortune's Darling [f|1901]
Good Souls Of Cider-Land [f|1901]
The Idler Out Of Doors [1901]
Love And Quiet Life [f|1904]
Jacob And John [1905]
A School History Of Somerset [1] [n|1906/?]
The Book Of Crafts And Character [f|1907]
Charity Chance [f|1907]
Gossip Corner [f|1907]
English Country Life [1910]
The Revenues Of The Wicked [f|1911]
The Book Of Simple Delights [1912]
A Wayfaring Soul [1913]
Somerset And Her Folk Movement [n|1921]
A Short History Of Somerset [3e of 1] [n|1923]
Two Men O' Mendip [d|1923]
Verity Thurston [1926]
Under The Spreading Chestnut Tree [n|1928]
The Works Of Walter Raymond [10v|s|1933-1934]
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Walter Raymond (1853-1930)
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