Doris Hunt (1900) : Purpose and Audience Doris Hunt starts her memoirs off in a very normal fashion, telling us her date and place of birth, ‘I was born …
Nora Isabel Adnams: Habits, Culture and Beliefs ‘Never spend every penny you earn, money commands respect, more so now than ever … but at the same time, be generous …
Nora Isabel Adnams: Home and Family ‘The first thing I thought when we went into our OWN door was how small and how crowded, when we were all …
Doris Hunt (1900) : An Introduction I was born in 1900 in the last year of the reign of Queen Victoria, in Manchester Doris is one of six …
Doris Hunt (born 1900) : Education and Schooling Through Doris’s writing it is evident that she is extremely fond of schooling, education and reading. She flourished in school at an …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): War and Memory The war wended its way to a close, […] and Jimmy climbed the highest tree he could find, to hang a Union …
Jean Court: Habits and Beliefs Within Jean’s memoir, she often speaks of church. Her mother ‘always attended St. Mary Redcliffe and would slip out of the house …
Doris Hunt (born 1900) : Home and Family The theme of home and family runs throughout Doris’s autobiography as she discusses her various family homes, her parents, siblings and also …
Edith Annie Williams (b. Nov. 1899): An Introduction ‘I have never subscribed to the belief that there is not much one can do about life but endure whatever it may …
Anita Elizabeth Hughes (born 1892): Purpose and Audience Anita Hughes wrote her autobiography in the 1970s, when she was nearing the end of her life. It is not clear from …
