The Grasmere Dialect Plays

Wilkinson, Sue (2025) The Grasmere Dialect Plays. Cumbria Life, Oct 25 . p. 245.

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Abstract

This article, written by Sue Wilkinson (a 2024 graduate of the University of Cumbria's MA Literature, Romanticism and the Lake District), is based on research into the Grasmere Dialect Plays, which Sue conducted as part of her final MA dissertation. The plays were written by Eleanor Rawnsley, the second wife of Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley, and performed by local villagers in Grasmere Village Hall between 1905 and 1937. Eleanor Rawnsley wrote the plays to preserve the local dialect and customs, as well as "adding to the sum of human happiness".

Item Type:	Article
Journal / Publication Title:	Cumbria Life
Publisher:	Newsquest Media Group
Departments:	Institute of Arts > Humanities
Depositing User:	Anna Lupton
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2025 12:44
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2025 12:44
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/9073

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