OTHER SIDE OF THE DALE (BOOK 1) (PB)

As the newly appointed County Inspector of Schools in North Yorkshire, Gervase Phinn embarks on his own education. His tutors include some larger-than-life characters, from farmers and lords of the manor to teaching nuns and eccentric caretakers. Best of all, he discovers the delightful and enchanting qualities of the Dales children, including the small boy, who, when told he's not very talkative, answers: 'If I've got owt to say I says it, and if I've got owt to ask I asks it.'