May Jones (born 1893): Researching Writing Lives Being part of the Writing Lives Collaborative Research Project has been an interesting and unique experience. I saw this an opportunity to …
May Jones: Education and Schooling “I loved going to school and cried a bit when no one was looking.” May Jones’s memoir is about her life growing …
May Jones: Illness, Health and Disability “Misses let her go home,” if she lives she will be either a cripple or an imbecile,” Mother said I believe that …
May Jones: Life and Labour “Life was not all play, from a very early age mother taught us how to work and we never questioned out little …
May Jones: Home and Family “I had a happy childhood tho a very strict one” May’s memoir is about her childhood and early adult life at the …
May Jones: Transcript 1.401 JONES, May, Untitled, MS (c.17,000 words). Brunel University Library. Transcribed by Jess Brandwood, 2018 1 1893 AD First Chapter I remember, …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Researching Writing Lives Researching working-class autobiography for the Writing Lives project has been an absolute joy. The focus of my research was the life of Cecil …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Biographical Entry 1:309 HARWOOD, Cecil George, ‘Down Memory Lane’, TS, pp.104 (c.65,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 9 Oct 1894. Father a gardener. Family …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): War and Memory II ‘Whatever is written from Autumn 1915 to 13th November 1916, will be authentic but I will leave out as far as possible …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): War and Memory I ‘Before finally making for home we reported to the head gardener to say we would not be in any more as we …
