Writing Lives – Collaborative Research Project on Working-Class Autobiography

John Urie (b. 1820) Researching Writing Lives

Reading and writing about John Urie has been a thrill ride in itself! My most notable memories were learning about his recollection of the resurrectionists, his interaction with Madeleine Smith, and his involvement in the progression of photography in Glasgow! I was shocked and impressed to learn he was one …

Lucy Luck (1848-1922): Transcription

A Little of My Life. Mrs. Lucy Luck The London Mercury, Vol. XIII Nov. 1925- April 1926 Ed. by J.C.Squire Mrs Luck was born in 1848 and died in 1922 aged 73: her husband died two years later, aged 78. Her memoirs were written towards the end of her life, …

Robert Ward (B. 1097): Education and Schooling

The theme of Education and Schooling is very prominent in Robert Ward’s ‘A Lancashire Childhood’, and arguably could be the main theme’. …

Isaac Edward Brown (1880-1974) Leisure & Activities

Welcome back to this exciting blog about Isaac Edward Brown! In this blog update, I will be presenting to you the leisure …

Lucy Luck (1848-1922): Home and Family Part 2

Lucy’s home during the rest of her adult life offers an insight into the instability experienced by a young Victorian orphan of …

Wilfred Middlebrook (b.1899): War and Memory

‘We did not know it then, but these carefree days were heading for a close’ (p.104). Compared to the majority of other …

George Acorn – Home, Family & Childhood

By Leah Magee Throughout One of a Multitude, George mentions his family constantly and his battles with his loyalty to them or …

Francis Alfred Peet (1882-1960) – Purpose and Audience:

“BEING 18 YEARS OLD AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS CENTURY I HAVE CLEAR MEMORIES OF THE LATER YEARS OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND THE FIRST 54 …

Nora Hampton (1895-1918): An Introduction

It was myself who got into trouble as a tom boy and ripstitch (Hampton, 19) Born in Dudley, Worcestershire in 1895, Nora’s …

Francis Alfred Peet (1882-1960) – Life and Labour:

“I AM THE SON OF HARRY PEET WHO WAS THE LEADING CARPENTER” (P.5). A High Street, East Hertfordshire, 1900. Work and labouring are major themes of …