A. James Gordon (b.1885): Researching Writing Lives
Reading and researching about A. Gordon James has been a very enjoyable journey. I am grateful to have been part of the …
A. Gordon James (b.1885): Home & Family
As was mentioned in our introductory post, Alfred had a great resentment towards the brutality of Victorian familial traditions, writing of the …
A. Gordon James (b.1885): Biographical Entry
Born 1885 in Fulham. One of 2(?) children of a tailor and cutter. Educated at village school; Board School and Sunday School …
A. Gordon James (b.1885) Politics, Protest and Class
‘”It was a try on guv” the crook would admit, and from that point it became possible to establish confidence’ (70). Alfred …
A. Gordon James (b.1885): Habits, Culture & Belief
‘Something more is demanded of the Church than passing pious resolutions on the evil of drink or gambling’ (54) Naturally, Alfred was …
A. Gordon James (b.1885): Education and Schooling
‘When I listen on my wireless set to the imaginative and yet factual lessons to schools given nowadays, I realise what a …
A. Gordon James (b.1885): Reading and Writing
‘I read a number of Thomas Hardy’s works. His delineation of West Country folk was so true to life that fiction became …
A. Gordon James (b. 1885.): Purpose and Audience
In the opening lines of Alfred’s manuscript, he explains that he finds that of ‘all forms of verbal expression autobiographies are the …
A. Gordon James (b. 1885.): An Introduction
‘I want to know whether the events and circumstances of the life of an ordinary individual have any significant meaning. Do they …
