Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Reading and Writing
Reading, cycling and dancing were their chief hobbies (3) From Mrs W.E. Palmer’s fond recollections of reading both at home and in …
Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Reading and Writing
Florence tells us little about her reading habits and experiences with writing during her memoir ‘Seventh Child’. The only text that Florence …
Mary Denison (1906 – 1997): Reading and Writing.
‘You were carried into new worlds, your own mind and imagination were beginning to work’ (30). In the purpose and audience blog …
Dora R. Hannan (1909-2001): Reading and Writing
“I loved to curl up in the fireside corner with a book, I could read before I went to school, and there …
Doris Hunt (1900) : Reading, Writing and Identity
‘Interest in reading is a part of a lifelong commitment, initiated in childhood, but not confined to childhood’ (Swindells, 1985, 128) Doris …
Kathleen Hilton-Foord (1903-1998): Reading & Writing
‘I was a prolific reader, and would do anything for a book’ (Handwritten memoir, p.4) In Kathleen’s memoir and poetry there are …