Alfred George Henry Lay (1869-1958) Life and Labour Part 1 The title on Alfred’s first diary entry epitomises his life, an ‘Adventure’. From his diary entries we get to see how far …
Ernest Richard Shotton (1878): Life and Labour As a result of Shotton’s extended working career I have taken the decision to write two post on his working life. The main …
Harry Dorrell (B. 1903): Life & Labour ‘I would not give up and risk my family’s security. It was unthinkable.’ (137) Labour plays a huge role in forming identity …
Lilian Westall (born 1893): Life and Labour (Part 1) Figure 1 Household Maids for a London Family in the early 20th Century Throughout Westall’s memoir, work is a main theme …
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 …
A.W Todd: Autobiography and the literary. In this post I’ll be looking at the role of more literary and fiction orientated aspects of Todd’s memoir and what they …
Life and Labour Part Two – George Clifton Hughes “During the time of the long strike the mid-day meal for many was little more than ha’penny banana” Hughes gives off the …
Olga Pyne Clarke (1915-1996): Life and Labour Olga Pyne Clarke always used her knowledge of horses to find work. Throughout her life, Olga trained horses, sold horses and worked …
Mary Norreen Hart (b.1928): Life & Labour ‘There was a sense in which autobiographers found themselves unable to write easily about their family life, or felt that they ought …
Samuel Mountford (b. 1907) Life and Labour Labour is a very important aspect of Samuel Mountford’s life and links directly with his pride. From a very early age we …
