Project Gutenberg 2006-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 227 Hartley, John 1839 1915 Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley Frozen to Death -- Pill Jim's Progress Wi' Johns Bunion -- Moravian Knight's Entertainment -- Sperrit Rappin -- Ther's a Mule I' th' Garden -- A Neet at "Widup's Rest" -- Tinklin' Tom -- Th' New Schooil Booard -- Tha Caps me Nah! -- Nay Fer Sewer! -- Th' Battle o' Tawkin -- "Owd Tommy" -- It Mud ha' been War -- Ha a Dead Donkey Towt a Lesson -- One, Two, Three -- Sammy Bewitched -- Hard to Pleeas -- Ratcatchin' -- Owd Moorcock -- Peace Makkin -- Awr Emma-A False Alarm -- Niver Judge by Appearances -- Mi First Testimonial -- Five Paand Nooat -- Silly Billy -- Put up wi' it -- A Queer Dream -- The Mystery of Burt's Babby -- Mak th' best on't -- Mrs Spaiktruth's Pairty -- Why Tommy isn't a Deacon -- One Amang th' Rest -- What's yor Hurry? -- Ha Owd Stooansnatch's Dowter gate Wed -- Th' New Railrooad -- Mose Hart's Twelvth Mess -- Th' Hoil-i'th'-Hill Statty -- Owd Dawdles -- Property Huntin' -- Abraham's Sparrib -- A Run ovver th' Year Produced by David Fawthrop and Alison Bush "Yorksher Puddin'" by John Hartley is a collection of popular dialect stories written in the late 19th century. The work captures the essence of Yorkshire life, characterized by its regional dialect and rich storytelling tradition. Through the tales and characters, the book explores themes of working-class struggles, community interactions, and the humor embedded in everyday life, often reflecting on poignant social issues through a lighthearted lens. The opening of "Yorksher Puddin'" sets the stage for a series of engaging tales with its first story, "Frozen to Death," which depicts a cold Christmas morning where two children, Tom and Susy, are hurrying to their factory job. Their difficult journey through treacherous and icy conditions illustrates their family's poverty and need for the children's earnings. Meanwhile, back at home, their mother, Bessy, is anxiously awaiting their return while caring for her ill husband and newborn. The narrative quickly shifts from their hopeful spirit to tragedy as the children's struggle against the elements highlights the harsh realities faced by working-class families during this era. Hartley's story unfolds with a mix of sorrow and everyday resilience, establishing a gripping start to the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English language -- Dialects -- England -- Yorkshire Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 666229 2025-07-07T14:20:10.802979 text/html 626139 2006-05-07T07:44:08 text/html 307138 2025-07-07T14:20:19.796937 application/epub+zip 315775 2025-07-07T14:20:12.809925 application/epub+zip 315774 2025-07-07T14:20:11.578997 application/epub+zip 560960 2025-07-07T14:20:25.019893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496878 2025-07-07T14:20:18.986937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493690 2022-09-08T15:03:31.493793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580287 2025-07-07T14:20:09.028973 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 580275 2006-05-07T07:37:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 580266 2006-05-07T07:37:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22827 2025-07-07T14:20:25.156944 application/rdf+xml 13016 2025-07-07T14:20:12.105930 image/jpeg 3444 2025-07-07T14:20:11.842939 image/jpeg 224807 2006-05-07T07:44:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 232889 2006-05-07T07:46:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 224787 2006-05-07T07:44:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 301240 2025-07-07T14:20:10.852956 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia