John Robinson (b. circa 1850): Who Taught you to Write like That? In the years following the Education Act of 1870, thousands of working-class individuals were granted the gift of literacy. This allowed many …
Lucy Luck (1848-1922): Biographical Entry 456 LUCK, Lucy, ‘A Little of My Life’, edited by J. C. Squire, London Mercury, Vol. xiii, No.76, Nov 1925-Apr 1926, pp.354-73. …
James A. Gordon (b.1885): Reading and Writing ‘I read a number of Thomas Hardy’s works. His delineation of West Country folk was so true to life that fiction became …
James A. Gordon (b. 1885.): Purpose and Audience In the opening lines of Gordon’s manuscript, Gordon explains that he finds ‘all forms of verbal expression autobiography are the least to …
George Mockford (1826-1899): An Introduction Ebenezer Chapel, Broad Oak, (Heathfield) From early on in this memoir, it is clear to see that from a young age, Mockford …
The Purpose and Audience of Mr. David Love By Iona Scanlan and Elizabeth Rigby Furthermore, it could be suggested that due to Love’s background in literature and ballad writing, a publisher may have approached him and requested he write a memoir. On account of the lack of reference …
Mrs Yates (b.1882): Purpose and Audience Granada Studios The autobiography of Mrs Yates is interestingly presented in the Burnet Archive as an interview transcript which sets it apart …
John Robinson (b. circa 1850): Dear Lady Violet, or Why Write at All? The question of why people are driven to write a memoir has many answers. Many of these answers are discussed at length …
James A. Gordon (b. 1886.): An Introduction ‘I want to know whether the events and circumstances of the life of an ordinary individual have any significant meaning. Do they …
John Urie (b. 1820): An Introduction John Urie first saw the light of Paisley in 1820. His life and autobiography “Reminiscenes of eighty years by John Urie” (published …
