Daisy Noakes (b. 1908): Home and Family ‘We children looked after ourselves most of the time. We could always ask an older brother or sister if we wanted to …
Daisy Noakes (b.1908): Life and Labour ‘She said my wage would start at my age, £14 a year and I could start my work as soon as I …
Daisy Noakes (b. 1908): Purpose and Audience ‘I wrote it as I thought of it. When I wrote this down I never thought it would get into print. Everybody …
Daisy Noakes (b.1908): Habits, Belief and Recreation ‘John and Arthur living at home had time for hobbies and recreation, where the girls had no opportunity’ (p.31) Growing up surrounded …
Daisy Noakes (b.1908): Life Writing, Class and Identity ‘That Christmas morning we went to Sunday School and Church, and it was depressing for us just listening to the other children …
Susan Silvester (1878 – 1968): Purpose and Audience ‘The things I remember… will most likely be of interest only to those who know the place and the people where I …
A.W. Todd: An Introduction “Look at a piece of masonry closely, and you will notice the lines separating the different stones which comprise the whole feature. …
Alfred George Henry Lay (1869-1958) An Introduction Alfred George Henry Lay was born on the 12th February 1869 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Alfred and four other children were placed in …
Molly Keen Childhood Memories (1903-1921): Purpose and Audience The audience that Molly Keen is aiming her childhood memoir at is unclear, as she appears to simply list many of the …
James H. McKenzie (1862-1952): Purpose and Audience “A Showman is a Man who can Entertain“ James H. McKenzie, Pg 162 James H. McKenzie was a performer and therefore it …
