My Man Sandy

[Alastair]

By J. B. Salmond (1919)

PREFACE

These sketches are taken from a series written originally for newspaper purposes. Revision of them has made their author keenly conscious of their defects; but Bawbie and Sandy are characters who might be completely spoiled by improvement. The sketches are therefore presented as they were hastily "rubbed-in" for serial publication.

The "foo," "far," "fat," and "fan" of the Angus dialect have been changed into the more classic "hoo," "whaur," and otherwise the sketches remain in the form in which they have gained quite an unexpected popularity amongst Scottish readers both at home and abroad.

ARBROATH, N.B.,
April, 1889.
Sixth Edition

You can read this book at http://www.electricscotland.com/history/sandy/index.htm

Alastair

[Rick]

Re: My Man Sandy

My grandfather lost the last of his Angus/Forfarshire brogue in the Canadian Army during WW1, so it's a bit of fun here to try and imagine how he might have spoken while growing up as a school boy in Letham, Angus until emigrating in 1905. Thanks Alastair!

[Alastair]

Re: My Man Sandy

I can imagine <grin>. This was obviously a popular book being in its sixth edition. I did hum and haw a little on whether to put it up but figured it helped to preserve the language and accent.

Alastair