Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): Reading and Writing
…when I reached the pages of New Statesman. That was the greatest thrill of my life and from then on I reckoned …
Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): Life and Labour
‘Sometimes I think of the furnaces, but only to tell myself that I’m glad we’ve parted. I hold nothing against them…but I …
Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): Researching Writing Lives
Participating in the Writing Lives collaborative research project has absolutely been one of the most fulfilling experiences I have had whilst at …
Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): Education
Patrick McGeown’s Heat the Furnace Seven Times More is a well written, insightful, autobiography that radiates personality and humour. Patrick delves fondly into …
Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): Habits, Culture and Beliefs
A gaslit home in a gaslit town where drunks often blew out the light and died in the night’ – (41) If …
Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): Home and Family
The theme of home and family plays a significant role in Patrick McGeown’s autobiography. He speaks lovingly of his childhood despite the …
Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): Purpose and Audience
‘For me there was no prouder title, nothing I wanted more than to be a writing man’ – (190) After a lifetime …
Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): An Introduction
‘I was working class plenty too; I was not ultra proud of it, not ashamed of it. It was there whether I …
Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): Biographical Entry
Born 1897 in Craigneuk, Scotland, of Irish parents. Father a steel furnaceman and mother formerly a mill worker. 1 brother, 1 sister. …