Frank Prevett (b.1904): Biographical Entry
2:638 PREVETT, Frank, ‘Memoirs of a Railwayman’, TS, pp.347 (c.150,000 words). BruneI University Library. Born 1904 in Brighton. Father and grandfather were …
Frank Prevett (b.1904): Home and Family
For the most part Frank’s memoir does not go into much detail into his family life. Most of his memoir goes into …
Frank Prevett (b.1904): An Introduction
Frank Prevett’s memoir entitled ‘Memoirs of a Railwayman’ is a thorough account of his life working on the railway through his numerous …
Frank Prevett (b.1904): War and Memory
At the commencement of the First World War, Frank and his family were living in the village of Withyham. Frank admits that …
Frank Prevett (b.1904): Researching Writing Lives
Approaching this module, I was apprehensive, despite having experience of blogging due to taking the Social Media module in my second year. …
Frank Prevett (b.1904): Life and Labour Part One
Despite naming his memoir ‘Memoirs of a Railwayman’, Frank initially had no interest in working on the railway. Frank writes that ‘I …
Frank Prevett (b.1904): Reading and Writing
Frank does not divulge his reading habits at any point in his memoir. Frank does reveal, however, that through his work as …
Frank Prevett (b.1904): Purpose and Audience
Frank Prevett’s memoirs are entitled ‘Memoirs of a Railwayman’, which draws in an audience of colleagues in the industry during and after …
Frank Prevett (b.1904): Education and Schooling
As mentioned previously [See Introduction] Frank left school shortly before his 14th birthday in 1917 ‘with no qualifications except an aptitude for …
Frank Prevett (b.1904): Politics and Protest
To compile his memoirs, Frank used his daily diaries that he started writing in 1935 [see Reading and Writing]. This is how …