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Edna Bold

Edna Bold (B.1904): Life Writing, Class & Identity

Self-examination The narrative form that Bold most uses is that of self-examination. Regina Gagnier saw this narrative form as incorporating the “value …

Edna Bold (B. 1904): Purpose and Audience

Edna Bold explicitly states in the first line of her Foreword “This book is made for my grand-nieces and nephews”(np). Bold’s memoir …

Edna Bold (B.1904): Politics & Protest

There is no strong emphasis on Bold’s political views or actions throughout her memoir. The omission for this can be found in …

Edna Bold (B.1904): Life & Labour

Edna Bold was an example of many from her time that moved from working-class to lower middle-class. Her memoir entitled THE LONG …

Edna Bold (B.1904): Education and Schooling

Edna Bold was an intelligent member of the working class. Bold’s memoir begins with her life as a child in search for …

Edna Bold (B.1904): Habits, Culture & Belief

Edna Bold stands out from other members of the working class because she admits to being agnostic. Bold’s beliefs are transparent in …

Edna Bold (B.1904): Reading & Writing

Edna Bold wrote her memoir, entitled THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT BEING THE RECOLLECTIONS AND REMINISCECES OF EDNA BOLD, at the …

Edna Bold (B.1904): Home & Family

“Edna Bold was born into a ‘respectable’ working-class family in Beswick, Manchester, in 1904, neither rich nor poor, but hard-working, somewhat narrow …

Edna Bold (b.1904): An Introduction

My name is Hayley Delahunt and I am a student from Manchester studying at Liverpool John Moores University. I have chosen to …