Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Class, Politics and Protest. Florence’s memoir does not dedicate its time to focusing on her political or class views. However, we can make our own assumptions …
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 …
Henrietta Burkin (born 1904): Purpose and Audience “This was to have been an account of my early youth… but I think I had better commence with my Mother’s early …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): An Introduction Francesca’s thoughts went back down the years to Harting Coombe Farm, near Rogate where she lived with her parents, her sister and …
Edward S. Humphries: War and Memory Part Two Humphries’ time in World War One was spent fighting Turkish soldiers in Mesopotamia (now known as Iraq). He took many photographs of the …
Frederick Charles Wynne: Fun and Festivities (Part One) “Our entertainment recreations were confined mainly to the street in which we lived. We would chase madly up and down with our …
Henrietta Burkin (born 1904): Education and Schooling “I always got on well with my teachers, although I was so dumb” (1.21) The 20th century introduced a variety …
George Gregory (b.1888): Politics and Protest George grew up in a way that limited his world-view. He was born in the late 19th Century into a working class family …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Home and Family On the front of the farmhouse, above the front door and below a little round window was a coat of arms, a …
Alexander Howison (b.1795): Reading & Writing Alexander omits any discussion of his reading and writing habits completely from his autobiography. He was much more interested in presenting his …
