Dorothy Samuelson-Sandvid
| Dorothy Samuelson-Sandvid |
| Born |
Dorothy Samuelson-Sandvid
George Scott Street, South Shields, Tyneside, England [1] |
| Pen name |
Dorfy |
| Occupation |
Author, journalist |
| Nationality |
English |
| Period |
mid to late 20th Century |
| Subjects |
Geordie Dialect |
| Notable work(s) |
Basinful o' Geordie: Tyneside Readings (1970)
Between Ye an' Me (1969)
I Remember (1976)
Watt cheor? (197?) |
Dorfy (Dorothy Samuelson-Sandvid), is a noted dialect author and journalist who specialises in the Geordie dialect.
Born in to a Quaker family in George Scott Street, South Shields, England[1] influenced by her childhood, she went on to write works concerned with the Geordie dialect.[2]
Dorfy also had her own column for many years in the South Shields Gazette revolving around her early twentieth century South Shields upbringing; spoken in the Geordie dialect.[1] In her later years she retired to Hexham.[3]
Bibliography
- Basinful o' Geordie: Tyneside Readings (1970)
- Between Ye an' Me (1969)
- I Remember (1976)
- Watt cheor? (197?)
References
- ^ a b c "Dorphy, Dorothy Samuelson-Sandvid. Dorphy's Geordie dialog, South Shields Gazette". Archived from the original on 2003-04-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20030413133406/http://website.lineone.net/~d.ord/Dorphy.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ Dorfy [Dorothy Samuelson-Sandvid] (1970), Basinful o' Geordie: Tyneside Readings (First ed.), Newcastle upon Tyne: Harold Hill & Son Ltd, ISBN 0900463112, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Basinful-o-Geordie/dp/0900463112/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254436692&sr=8-1
- ^ "A housewife's lot, according to Dorfy", South Shields Gazette, 2009-07-22, http://www.shieldsgazette.com/cookson/A-housewife39s-lot-according-to.5483030.jp
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Samuelson-Sandvid, Dorothy |
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George Scott Street, South Shields, Tyneside, England |
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