- Dorothy Samuelson-Sandvid
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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)
Watt cheor? (197?)
Between Ye an' Me (1969)
I Remember (1976)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
Categories:- People from South Shields
- People from Hexham
- Authors writing in dialects from England
- English writers
- Living people
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