Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): War and Memory “I wasn’t afraid of the Germans” (Hutchinson 30) Eleanor Hutchinson was born in 1915 in the midst of the First World War. …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): Habits, Culture and Belief “It was as well that I found comfort in melody as I never remember having much else for Christmas” For Eleanor Hutchinson, …
Eleanor Hutchinson (b.1915): An Introduction “The near afar-off seems, the distant nigh, the now a dream, the past reality” – Eleanor Hutchinson ‘The Bells of St. Mary’ …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): Researching Writing Lives Contributing to the writing lives collaborative research project has been an exceptionally insightful experience. Prior to the module, I had little to …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): Purpose & Audience “There would be no point in my writing this – all be it rough- account of my childhood unless I was prepared …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): Home and Family “His Spirit lives on – in me” (Hutchinson 5) Family and loss is perhaps the main theme of Eleanor Hutchinson’s memoir. Her …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915) Illness, Health and Disability I was sure he had magic powers and that none of us would get ill any more (Hutchinson 34) For the average …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): Home and Family and the Workhouse “I had been thrown into the abyss of hell and, to a child that hell is really bottomless” (Hutchinson 66) Following the …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): Education and Schooling “The pole broke, but she had another, and on she went like a raving lunatic” (Hutchinson 70) Throughout the 19th century, literary …
