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 …
Nora Isabel Adnams: Reading and Writing
‘If wet in the afternoon and we had to stay in, we would have word-making, letters cut out in cardboard, but we …
Nora Isabel Adnams: Life and Labour
‘For the first time in my life I had money problems to be explained to me and just how much money ran …
Wilfred Middlebrook (b.1899): Habits, Beliefs and Recreations
‘They were determined that I should be taught music at the earliest opportunity’ (p.39) In the fifth chapter of his memoir–titled ‘Holidays’– …
Wilfred Middlebrook (b.1899): An Introduction
‘Living simply and with no more worries about weaving or loom tuning (p.187) The autobiographical work I have decided to work on …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): An Introduction
‘Beginning is always difficult […] the only answer is to plunge and see what happens’ Marion Owen’s clear love for nostalgia is …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Home and Family Part I
Home and family life is one of the most important themes within Marion Owen’s memoir. She focuses on her life up until …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Home and Family Part II
‘We were not unfeeling, but youth is mercifully resilient’ Grief is an extremely personal thing and there is not one singular way …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Life and Labour
Marion felt extremely unprepared for life outside of education as she felt her artistic talents were all she had to offer. However, …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Habits, Culture and Belief
‘how glad I am now […] to have had this experience when young’ (Owen, p. 46) Independence was important to Marion and …