Wally Ward : Purpose and Audience
Wally Ward (born in 1914) wrote his memoir ‘Fit For Anything’ (2.798) during the 1960s, detailing his life as a sufferer of …
Annie Lord (b.1899): Life and Labour – Part One
“…my first job was in service 10/- a week to start up at six in the morning and on the go [un]till …
Annie Lord (b. 1899): Biographical Entry
2:486 LORD, Annie, ‘My Life’, MS, pp.12 (c.2,750 words). Brunel University Library. Born around the turn of the century, probably in the district of …
Jean Court: Illness, Health and Disability
Within Jean Court’s memoir, health and illness are two main themes. She speaks of her family’s brushes with death as well as …
Annie Lord (b.1899): Disabilities – Part One
“I was Born deaf in one ear, But was never found out those days till late in life, even at school I …
Annie Lord (b. 1899): Disabilities – Part Two
“I was only married 2 years when I found out he was a cripple from 1914 War an ex[-]serviceman man mind you …
Goodbye Charles: Researching Writing Lives
To be presented with the opportunity to research the life of a common, working-class writer is one that I do not believe …
Annie Lord (b. 1899): An Introduction
“Coming from a family of 15 life has Been very tough for me, as I was Born deaf in one ear…” Lord, …
Annie Lord (b.1899): Purpose and Audience
“… so I had to carry on the Best I could th[r]ou[gh] life…” Lord, p:1 Regenia Gagnier, author of Social Atoms: Working-Class Autobiography, …
Annie Lord (b. 1899): Home and Family – Part One
Childhood “[We] use[d] to have a good time dressing up making all our own amusement and Believe me we use[d] to thour[ough]ly …