Project Gutenberg 2006-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 231 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.) Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English language -- Dialects -- England -- Yorkshire Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction PR Text United Kingdom Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 253749 2025-08-07T14:33:01.019354 text/html 235523 2006-05-07T07:52:50 text/html 164463 2025-08-07T14:33:07.654282 application/epub+zip 167208 2025-08-07T14:33:03.780303 application/epub+zip 161008 2025-08-07T14:33:02.688319 application/epub+zip 350406 2025-08-07T14:33:10.496284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317082 2025-08-07T14:33:06.964297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296251 2022-09-08T15:03:57.452024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216724 2025-08-07T14:33:00.312334 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216657 2006-04-14T15:03:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19254 2025-08-07T14:33:10.629263 application/rdf+xml 16099 2025-08-07T14:33:03.189292 image/jpeg 4158 2025-08-07T14:33:02.938308 image/jpeg 88006 2006-05-07T07:53:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 84354 2006-04-14T15:03:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 160056 2025-08-07T14:33:01.040328 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