Project Gutenberg 2012-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 748 Various Verschillende Various, Various The Newcastle Song Book; or, Tyne-Side Songster Being a Collection of Comic and Satirical Songs, Descriptive of Eccentric Characters, and the Manners and Customs of a Portion of the Labouring Population of Newcastle and the Neighbourhood Produced by StevenGibbs, Hazel Batey and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Newcastle Song Book; or, Tyne-Side Songster" is a collection of comic and satirical songs written in the early 19th century. This anthology captures the eccentric characters and the unique customs of the laboring population of Newcastle and its surroundings, particularly through the lens of the Newcastle dialect. The book serves not just as entertainment but also as a cultural artifact, preserving the humorous spirit and local color of a specific time and place. The opening of this collection begins with an introduction explaining the motivation behind producing this new compilation of songs, emphasizing the disappearing eccentricities of local life due to rising education among the working class. The introductory remarks set the stage for a colorful array of songs, featuring characters like pitmen, keelmen, and various local tradespeople, whose humorous exploits and cultural representations are central to this work. The rich dialect and vivid storytelling promise a lively and immersive reading experience, ideal for anyone interested in regional poetry or the historical social fabric of Newcastle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40048/40048-h/images/title_vignette.jpg Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Songs, English -- England -- Newcastle upon Tyne English language -- Dialects -- England -- Newcastle upon Tyne PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour 915639 2025-07-16T09:16:22.773702 text/html 890668 2024-10-23T09:15:52 text/html 318223 2025-07-16T09:17:20.513447 application/epub+zip 325132 2025-07-16T09:16:43.078540 application/epub+zip 293522 2025-07-16T09:16:32.780604 application/epub+zip 762053 2025-07-16T09:17:32.438387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 738841 2025-07-16T09:17:00.883475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 702951 2022-09-18T10:37:27.667391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541031 2023-09-17T12:04:20.482970 text/plain 521215 2024-10-23T09:15:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16276 2025-07-16T09:17:32.621322 application/rdf+xml 6336 2025-07-16T09:16:33.067617 image/jpeg 1480 2025-07-16T09:16:32.930638 image/jpeg 283615 2025-07-16T09:16:22.831725 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