Letitia Simpson (1926-2012): War and Memory This memoir goes through only the Second World War in comparison to the other memoirs from the Burnett collection which go through …
Letitia Simpson(1926-2012): Life and Labour (Part 1) My Day Before Yesterday speaks vividly about the professions and labour of the people in it. Due to Letitia’s memoir being about …
Purpose and Audience The above image is an extract from Edna Bold’s memoir. She included the words in her foreword that allow her to create …
Letitia Simpson (B.1926.): An Introduction The public house or “pub” has been a common destination for many working-class people, in particularly men, for over 1000 years, also …
Reading and Writing Although Edna Bold does not reference many writers that she is interested in, or any books that she has found brilliant enough …
Mary Norreen Hart (b.1928): Evaluation Post Researching into Mary Norreen Hart’s life and memoir has been one of the best journeys. Not only have I learnt a lot …
Mary Norreen Hart (b.1928): Politics, Protest & War. ‘Against the backdrop of the economic depression, socialism exerted a strong influence’ Mary does not write much about the political situation of …
Letitia Simpson (1926-2012): Life and Labour (Part 2) In the previous blog on Life and Labour the focus was primarily on Letitia’s mother, Mrs Dawson, However , the memoir also mentions …
Letitia Simpson (1926-2012): Life and Labour (Part 3) Letitia Audrey Simpson has had one of the biggest varieties of jobs I have ever came across. In a span of nine …
