British working class

Edith Annie Williams (b. Nov. 1899): Education and Schooling (Part 1.)

‘I was no genius, but I seemed to have more than average intelligence.’ (5) Edith dedicates large portions of her memoir to …

R.W. Morris b.1895: Education and Schooling.

Richard W Morris was a miner’s son from the Pelton Fell area of County Durham. His references to school are relatively few …

Nora Hampton (1895-1918): Biographical Entry

3:0068 HAMPTON, Nora, ‘Memories of Baptist End, Netherton, Dudley in the period 1895-1918’, TS, pp.63 (c.26,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 21 Nov …

Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Life and Labour

Memories of Long Ago, is a nostalgic account of some of Mrs W.E. Palmer’s childhood years which she spent living at Harting …

Thomas Jordan (B.1892): Home and Family

Family is a central theme in Thomas Jordan’s memoirs, but in a less than traditional way. He does not so much focus …

Thomas Jordan (B.1892): Habits, Culture and Belief

‘Usworth colliery was a booming place… Cinemas and theatres appeared in New Washington and they filled to capacity.’ (Jordan, 6) Working-class people …

Doris Hunt (1900) : Life and Labour

During the 20th century it is evident that many of the working class worked to live. This is evident through Doris’s portrayal of …

Archive of Working-Class Writing Online

The Archive of Working-Class Writing Online is a collaborative project to create a digital archive of British working-class writing since c. 1700. …

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 …

Mary Laura Triggle (1888-1985): An introduction.

I think the young today don’t get the real joy that we had (pg.7). Mary Laura Triggle, maiden name, Sutton, was …

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