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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)