Project Gutenberg 2006-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 90 Hartley, John 1839 1915 Yorkshire Ditties, First Series To Which Is Added The Cream Of Wit And Humour From His Popular Writings Bite Bigger -- To th' Swallow -- Plenty o' Brass -- Th' Little Stranger -- Babby Burds -- Wayvin Mewsic -- That's a Fact -- Stop at Hooam -- The Short Timer -- Th' First o'th' Soart -- Lines on Finding a Butterfly in a Weaving Shed -- Uncle Ben -- The New Year's Resolve -- The Old Bachelor's Story -- Aght o' Wark -- Another Babby -- The Little Black Hand -- Lily's Gooan -- My Native Twang -- Shoo's thi' Sister -- Persevere -- To a Roadside Flower -- The New Year -- Valentine Day -- March Winds -- April Fooils -- Policeman's Scrape -- Information -- Watterin' Places -- Flaar Shows -- October Ale -- Force of Example -- Gunpaader Plot -- Th' Last Month -- Meditated Strike -- New Year's Parties -- Smiles, Tears, Getting on -- Mysterious Disappearance -- Sam it up -- Fooils -- Cleanin' Daan Month -- Hay-making -- Hollingworth Lake -- Plagues -- End o'th' Year -- Scientific -- Valentine Dream Produced by David Fawthrop "Yorkshire Ditties, First Series" by John Hartley is a collection of humorous poetry and prose written in the late 19th century. The book captures the essence of Yorkshire life through its entertaining dialect and relatable themes, which reflect the experiences and struggles of ordinary people. It features various characters, often from working-class backgrounds, illustrating their daily lives, aspirations, and interactions with one another. The opening of this collection introduces the reader to Hartley's distinctive voice and keen observational humor. The initial poems, such as "Bite Bigger," elucidate themes of generosity and the resilience of spirit, as a poor boy shares an apple with a friend, despite their hardships. Other pieces explore the simple joys and tribulations of rural and working-class Yorkshire life, with a focus on familiar experiences like raising children, the changing seasons, and social gatherings. Through clever wordplay and vivid imagery, Hartley crafts a vivid tapestry of life that resonates with warmth and wit, inviting readers into the heart of his community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Dialect poetry, English -- England -- Yorkshire Yorkshire (England) -- Poetry Poetry of places PR Text United Kingdom Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 252767 187447 2024-09-07T14:07:23.715429 2023-09-08T05:58:10.237363 text/html text/html 166752 2006-02-26T11:34:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii 59059 2006-02-26T11:34:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 117668 2024-09-07T14:07:30.394379 application/epub+zip 119645 2024-09-07T14:07:25.382420 application/epub+zip 119645 2024-09-07T14:07:24.380398 application/epub+zip 275104 2024-09-07T14:07:33.410373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227161 2024-09-07T14:07:29.466400 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253706 2022-09-08T11:17:48.291489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137245 137236 2024-09-07T14:07:22.420411 2023-09-08T05:58:09.225352 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 137147 2006-02-26T11:34:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55469 2006-02-26T11:34:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1893389 2006-02-26T11:34:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 20840 2024-09-07T14:07:33.554343 application/rdf+xml 14930 2024-09-07T14:07:24.772402 image/jpeg 3760 2024-09-07T14:07:24.570426 image/jpeg 113574 2024-09-07T14:07:23.733410 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog