A. Gordon James (b.1885)

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 …

As was mentioned in our introductory post, Alfred had a great resentment towards the brutality of Victorian familial traditions, writing of the …

Born 1885 in Fulham. One of 2(?) children of a tailor and cutter. Educated at village school; Board School and Sunday School …

‘”It was a try on guv” the crook would admit, and from that point it became possible to establish confidence’ (70). Alfred …

‘Something more is demanded of the Church than passing pious resolutions on the evil of drink or gambling’ (54) Naturally, Alfred was …

‘When I listen on my wireless set to the imaginative and yet factual lessons to schools given nowadays, I realise what a …

‘I read a number of Thomas Hardy’s works. His delineation of West Country folk was so true to life that fiction became …

In the opening lines of Alfred’s manuscript, he explains that he finds that of ‘all forms of verbal expression autobiographies are the …

‘I want to know whether the events and circumstances of the life of an ordinary individual have any significant meaning. Do they …