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The Keelmin's Comic Annewal, for 1869 was a book, published and printed annually by John W. Chater, between (at least) 1869 and 1883. It contained a mixture of songs, poems, humorous tales, jokes, conundrums, tongue twisters and other items of frivolity.[1]
Author | John W. Chater |
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Language | English, many in (Geordie dialect) |
Genre | annual – book |
Publisher | John W. Chater |
Publication date | between (at least) 1869 and 1883 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Pages | varies but generally less than 50 pages |
The full title of the book was “The Keelmin's Comic Annewal, for 1869, gi'es ye the best bits o' wit an' wisdim, be the clivvorest cheps aboot Tyneside; Awl M'yed Oot O' Thor Awn Heeds, An 'Lustrayted Wi' Lots Iv Curius An' Clivvor Comic Cuts.Be J. L. Marcke an' C. H. Ross,(B'yeth Reg'lae Cawshins.) Price Sixpence – Reddy Munny------------(followed by 7 rules te buyers)------------J. W. Chater, 89, Clayton Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne”
A copy of most years books are now held at Beamish Museum.
The publication
editThe front cover is as thus :-
THE
KEELMIN'S COMIC
ANNEWAL,
FOR 1869
GI'ES YE
THE BEST BITS O' WIT AN' WISDIM
BE THE CLIVVOREST CHEPS ABOOT TYNESIDE;
AWL M'YED OOT O' THOR AWN HEEDS,
AN 'LUSTRAYTED WI'
LOTS IV CURIUS AN' CLIVVOR COMIC CUTS.
BE
J. L. MARCKE AN' C. H. ROSS,
(B'YETH REG'LAE CAWSHINS.)
PRICE SIXPENCE – REDDY MUNNY
– - – - – - –
RULES TE BUYERS
– - – - – - –
J. W. CHATER, 89, CLAYTON STREET
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
The cost of the publication was “Price sixpence- Reddy Munny
Contents
editThe contents cover many topics, mainly written in the Geordie dialect, often very broad.
Below is a small sample of the type of items these annuals contained :-
Songs
edit- Awd Grey Meer – (The), to the tune of The Pladdie awa (1873 annual)
- Bellman's penshun, to the tune of Bow, wow, wow (1873 annual)[2]
- Bobbies and the claes line – (The) or the weshorwives' rivvenge, to the tune of Weshorwife or Man i' the m'yun (1869 annual)[3]
- Dispairin' K'yuk O' Howdin – (The) (1869 annual)
- Drop ahint the door – (A), to the tune of Yen kiss ahint the door (1873 annual)[4]
- Fortniths Wages Weekly – (A), to the tune of King o' the Cannibal Islands, written by Ralph Blackett, (1871 annual)[5]
- Gannin' te the well, to the tune of Awd lang syne (1873 annual)[6]
- Geordy Black, written by Rowland Harrison, (1873 annual)[7]
- Janey Grey, to the tune of Robin Thomsin's smiddy (1869 annual)[8]
- Jimmy's brocken oot, to the tune of Row upon the stairs, written by Thomas Kerr, (1871 annual)[9]
- Midhap – (A) or After Tom Hood – A long way (1873 annual)
- Nowt like a hoose o' yer awn, written by Rowland Harrison, (1873 annual)[10]
- Penny show peep – (The), to the tune of Canny Newcassel (1873 annual)[11]
- Pitman and the quack – (The) – (1873 annual)[12]
- Shields forinor – (The) (Founded on facts), to the tune of Charmin young widow (1873 annual)[13]
- Since aw hev been away, to the tune of An' sae will we yit, written by John Kelday Smith, (1871 annual)[14]
- Thro' havin' nowt te de!, written by Joe Wilson, (1869 annual)[15]
- When will they get it D'yun, to the tune of Ne luck aboot the hoose (1873 annual)[16]
- Ye Knaw! Ye See, to the tune of The Railway Guard, written by Joe Wilson, (1873 annual)[17]
Example of riddles (1873 annual)
edit- What local name puts you in mind of Highland Firs? – Scotswood
- Why is a Circus Proprietor like a Clergyman at a wedding? – Neither can perform without a ring
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Farne Archives – select "Keelmin's comic annewal"". Archived from the original on 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Farne archives – Bellman's penshun". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Bobbies and the claes line – (The) or the weshorwives' rivvenge". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Drop ahint the door – (A)". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Fortniths Wages Weekly – (A)". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Gannin' te the well". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Geordy Black". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Janey Grey". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Jimmy's brocken oot". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Nowt like a hoose o' yer awn". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Penny show peep – (The)". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Pitman and the quack – (The)". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Shields forinor – (The)". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Since aw hev been away". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
- ^ "Farne archives – Thro' havin' nowt te de!". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – When will they get it D'yun". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Farne archives – Ye Knaw! Ye See". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2012.