Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): An Introduction “I didn’t want to come to England and I didn’t have the money. But I did want to go to …
Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): Education and Schooling, part 2 “I feel I am getting on good, and I would like to keep it up. All I want is a …
Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): Education and Schooling, part one “Well, I went to infants school. I could remember I used to sleep in the class.” (1) Isaac Gordon’s memoir is …
Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): Home and Family “My body is getting old now. I think everybody should die on them born spot.” (33) Isaac focuses on home life …
Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): Life and Labour, part two To move further into Isaac Gordon’s life and labour, I will focus on his journey to America and England, adding reference to …
Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): Migration, Immigration and Emigration “To go to America is not like coming here To go to America they have to come over and employ …
Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): Purpose and Audience Isaac Gordon’s autobiography differs from many other working-class autobiographies from this period. His purpose and audience is outlined at the end of …
Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): Reading and Writing “When I go to work and I sit down and see everyone reading paper and I cannot read it, …
Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): Researching Writing Lives The moment that I chose to write about Isaac Gordon I knew that his memoir was going to be individual and rich …
Isaac Gordon (b.1927): Life and Labour, part one “It must be that they get cheap labour from Jamaica, and if you’re any trouble they send you back.” (13) Isaac …
