Project Gutenberg 2006-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 66 Hartley, John 1839 1915 Yorkshire Tales. Third Series Amusing sketches of Yorkshire Life in the Yorkshire Dialect Grimes' New Hat -- Sammywell Sweeps th' Chimley -- Hepsabah's Hat -- Old Dave to th' New Parson -- Sammywell's Eggsperiment -- What came of a Clock Almanac -- Sammywell's Reformation -- Sheffield Smook -- Awr Lad -- Grimes' Galloway -- True Blue; A Romance of Factory Life -- "If aw wor a Woman" -- Sammywell's Soft Snap -- A Bashful Bradfordian -- Th' Owd, Owd Story -- Jim Nation's Fish-shop -- Bob Brierley's Bull Pup -- Troubles and Trials -- Earnin' a Honest Penny -- Th' Next Mornin' -- Christmas Oysters -- Chairley's Coortin -- What a Gallus Button did Produced by David Fawthrop and Alison Bush "Yorkshire Tales. Third Series" by John Hartley is a collection of amusing sketches depicting Yorkshire life written during the late 19th century. The book employs the Yorkshire dialect to offer a humorous look at the everyday experiences and characters from its setting, showcasing their unique quirks and conversations. The opening of the collection features several characters, including Sammywell and his wife Mally, who engage in lively dialogue filled with banter and witty observations about life, appearance, and social expectations. The frequent discussions revolve around themes such as vanity, community, and the humorous misunderstandings that arise in everyday circumstances. The sketches also introduce scenarios involving friends and family that highlight the contrasting perspectives on life, showcasing both the mundane and the comically eccentric aspects of Yorkshire society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English language -- Dialects -- England -- Yorkshire Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction PR Text United Kingdom Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Fiction 253742 241265 2024-09-08T06:17:18.798081 2023-09-08T08:32:24.271813 text/html text/html 235523 2006-05-07T07:52:50 text/html; charset=us-ascii 88006 2006-05-07T07:53:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 142356 2024-09-08T06:17:24.105033 application/epub+zip 145298 2024-09-08T06:17:20.075052 application/epub+zip 145298 2024-09-08T06:17:19.276082 application/epub+zip 305576 2024-09-08T06:17:27.099040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272210 2024-09-08T06:17:23.555087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296251 2022-09-08T15:03:57.452024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216724 216699 2024-09-08T06:17:18.088102 2023-09-08T08:32:23.680776 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 216657 2006-04-14T15:03:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84354 2006-04-14T15:03:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19165 2024-09-08T06:17:27.237047 application/rdf+xml 16123 2024-09-08T06:17:19.629086 image/jpeg 4171 2024-09-08T06:17:19.451057 image/jpeg 140401 2024-09-08T06:17:18.820087 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