John Robinson (b. circa: 1850): The Servant Problem – The Issue at Hand It’s the late 1800’s and there is a new issue on the tip of everyone’s tongue. The magazines are awash with it, …
John Robinson (b. circa: 1850): A Day in the Life Robinson doesn’t have a very high opinion of servant life. In fact, his discussion of life under-stairs can be broken down into …
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 …
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 …
John Robinson (b. circa 1850): Time for a Proper Introduction What is known about John Robinson can be summarised neatly into two words: experienced butler. If the first image that sprung to …
John Robinson (b. circa 1850): Biographical Entry 923 ROBINSON, John. ‘A Butler’s View of Man-Service’, The Nineteenth Century, Vol. 31. January – June, 1892. Extract in J. Burnett (ed.), …
Mrs Yates (b.1882): An Introduction “I never wanted to go near the mill[…] I really didn’t like the mill. At all”– Mrs Yates Across England in the …
Joseph Terry (1816-1889): Home and Family Working-class fathers existed…but working-class fatherhood remained uncertain- Julie Marie Strange (1) Time spent together for working-class families would often be scarce as …
Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913): Biographical Entry 783 VERE, Percy [pseud. of H.V. SMITH], ‘The Autobiography of a Working Man’, TS, pp.10 (c.6,500 words). Brunel University Library. Born …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): Home and Family Frank Goss was born to parents Charlie and Nellie Goss and was the fourth child in the family. Since Goss only talks …
