James H. McKenzie (1862 -1952): An Introduction “I am in conversation with them; my circus and show stories, amused them, no matter where ever I have been these stories …
Guy Oates: ‘The Years That Are Gone’ ‘The Years That Are Gone’ is a 750 page, eight volume, memoir, which explores the history of the Oates family through the …
Lilian Westall (born 1893): An Introduction Figure 1 Piccadilly Circus Circa 1900 “I rarely raised my hand because pride held me back from admitting poverty” Lilian Westall was …
Margaret Watson (b.1907) Reading and Writing “I was due to leave school in three weeks as I would be fourteen years of age. Bessie suggested Domestic Service. I …
Margaret Watson (b.1907) War and Memory Margaret Watson was just seven-years-old when the First World War began. By the start of the Second World War, Margaret was a …
George Gregory (b.1888): An Introduction ‘It cannot be said that I was privileged in any special way in the home in which I first saw the light …
Winifred Till: Researching Writing Lives Researching my author’s life and writing has taught me how valuable working class writing/memoirs are in understanding and learning about social …
Nora Isabel Adnams (B. 1901): An Introduction MY MEMOIRS OF DR. BARNARDO’S HOME, BARKINGSIDE, ESSEX 1904 to June 1911 By Nora Isabel Adnams, nee Brazier. ‘We were placed in …
Wally Ward (b.1914): An Introduction ‘Fit For Anything’, penned by Wally Ward (b. 1914), is an autobiography detailing the author’s struggles to maintain a normal life within …
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 …
