Chater’s Annual

Chater’s Annual for (followed by the actual year)
Author John W. Chater
Country United Kingdom
Language English, many in (Geordie dialect)
Genre annual – book
Publisher John W. Chater
Publication date
between (at least) 1861 and 1882
Media type Print
Pages varies but generally over 50 pages

Chater's Annual was a book, published annually, between (at least) 1861 and 1882 by John W. Chater. It contained a mixture of songs, poems, humorous tales, jokes, conundrums, tongue twisters and other items of frivolity.[1]

The full title of the book[2] was "Chater's Annual for (here was the year e.g. 1878) containing – Mirth for Midsummer, Merriment for Michaelmas, Cheerfulness for Christmas, and Laughter for Lady-Day, forming a collection of Parlour Poetry and Drawing Room Drollery, suitable for all seasons; And supplying Smiles for Summer, Amusement for Autumn, Wit for Winter, and Sprightliness for Spring. Illustrated by J. L. Marcke, Newcastle-upon-Tyne J. W. Chater, stationers, 89 Clayton Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Entered at Stationers Hall"

A copy of most years books are now held at Beamish Museum

The publication

The front cover of the issue for 1878 (most others were virtually identical) was as thus :-

CHATER'S ANNUAL
FOR 1878
CONTAINING --
Mirth for Midsummer, Merriment for Michaelmass, Cheerfulness for Christmas,
and Laughter for Lady-Day,
FORMING A COLLECTION OF
Parlour Poetry and Drawing Room Drollery,
SUITABL;E FOR ALL SEASONS;
And supplying Smiles for Summer, Amusement for Autumn, Wit for Winter,
and Sprightliness for Spring.
ILLUSTRATED BY J. L. MARCKE
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
J. W. CHATER, STATIONERS, 89 CLAYTON STREET.
ENTERED AT STATIONERS HALL
– - – - – - – -
THE SEVENTEENTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION

The cost of the publication was sixpence

Contents

The contents cover many topics, mainly written in the Geordie dialect, often very broad. You will note that the limerick and tongue twister are slightly dated!

Below is a small sample of the type of items these annuals contained :-

Songs

Poems

Tales

Example of a limerick

Example of a tongue twister

Notes

A-D1 – according to Thomas Allan's Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891, the writer is George Cameron
MC-C1 – according to Cresswell's Local and other Songs and Recitations 1883, the writer is Marshall Cresswell
Tune-A -The tune is not given in the book – but it has been added as attributed in Thomas Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings

See also

Geordie dialect words
John W. Chater
Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer 1872
Chater’s Keelmin's Comic Annewal – a yearbook published between 1869 and 1883

References

External links

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