Frank Goss (b. 1896): Purpose and Audience
Frank Goss seems to have written his memoir as a reflection of his childhood. He makes no references to his adult life …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): Home and Family
Frank Goss was born to parents Charlie and Nellie Goss and was the fourth child in the family. Since Goss only talks …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): Education and Schooling (Older years)
Following on from my first post on ‘Education and Schooling’, I will now be focusing on Goss’s later experiences with education and the affect …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): Life and Labour
Labour is a central theme in Goss’s memoir in relation to poverty and individual and social identity. As Goss’s memoir focuses on …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): Researching Writing Lives
Contributing to the Writing Lives website has been a thoroughly enjoyable experience, writing about certain aspects of Frank Goss’s life each week …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): Education and Schooling (Younger years)
In his memoir, Goss goes into a lot of detail about his education which I will not be able to fully cover …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): Politics, Protest and Class
Politics is not a prominent theme in Goss’s memoir and is only talked about towards the end. This could be because the …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): An Introduction
My Boyhood At the Turn of the Century: An Autobiography Born in 1896, Frank Goss was the fourth child in his family …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): Habits, Culture and Belief (Part One)
When I was reading Goss’s memoir, I felt that there was a lot to discuss with this topic and that it would …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): Habits, Culture and Belief (Part Two)
Following on from my first post on ‘Habits, Culture and Belief’, I will now be looking at working class leisure activities compared to …