| Author | John W. Chater |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English, many in (Geordie dialect) |
| Genre | book, almanac |
| Publisher | John W. Chater |
Publication date | 1872 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | over 130 pages |
Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer was a book, published in 1872 by John W. Chater. It contained a mixture of "songs, poems, humorous tales, jokes, conundrums, tongue twisters and other items of frivolity". [1]
The full title of the book was “Chater's 'Canny Newcassel' Diary and Local Remembrancer, For Bissextile or Leap-Year, 1872. Compiled expressly for this district. J. W. Chater, 89, Clayton Street, Newcastle upon Tyne - 1872".
A copy of an original books is now held at Beamish Museum/
The front cover is as thus:
CHATER'S
"CANNY NEWCASSL"
DIARY
AND
Local Remembrancer,
FOR BISSEXTILE OR LEAP-YEAR,
1872
COMPILED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS DISTRICT
- - - - - - -
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
J. W. CHATER, 89, CLAYTON STREET
1872
The contents cover many topics, mainly written in the Geordie dialect, often very broad.
Below is a small sample of the songs (and poetry) which this book contained:
D-D1 - according to Dunbar's local songs and recitations 1874, the writer is William Dunbar
M-G2 - according to Marshall's Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical 1827, the writer is Robert Gilchrist
Tune-A -The tune is not given in the book - but it has been added as attributed in Thomas Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891
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