THE SALAMANCA CORPUS:
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DURHAM
DING 2013: “Born in Sunderland, he was the son of a shipowner. He was a soldier in his youth and later became an antiquarian. In 1834 he published The Bishopric Garland which contains some 150 songs and poems relating to Durham with biographical information about some of the writers.”
WORKS
1834. The Bishoprick Garland, or, a collection of Legends, Songs, Ballads & c. belonging to the County of Durham. London: Nichols, Baldwin and Cradock. SC. EDD.
NOT IN KINGKONG PROJECT
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HIS LIFE AND WORKS SEE
Gregson, Keith. 2004. "Sharp, Sir Cuthbert (1781–1849)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: University Press. [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/25207, accessed 20 May 2015]
https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/localother/cathedralcatalogues/cldloadercat/?collno=11
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuthbert_Sharp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bishoprick_Garland_1834_by_Sharp
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DIALECT LITERATURE
1800-1950
NORTH
DURHAM VERSE
Cuthbert Sharp
(1781-1849)