Henrietta Burkin (born 1904): Researching Writing Lives “I shall have had a wonderful life, much love, some sadness, but oh, so very much laughter” (5.7) I have thoroughly enjoyed …
Arthur T. Collinson (b. 1893): Reading & Writing Despite being very articulate and in control of a turn-of-phrase, Arthur T. Collinson does not mention reading or writing in his memoir. …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): Education and Schooling (Older years) Following on from my first post on ‘Education and Schooling’, I will now be focusing on Goss’s later experiences with education and the affect …
Edith Annie Williams (b. Nov. 1899): Education and Schooling (Part 2.) ‘I recall an early occasion of telling my father of our being given the choice of learning a foreign language & that …
Amy Frances Gomm: (b.1899): An Introduction Amy Frances Gomm was born in the Oxfordshire village of Charlbury in 1899, making her the sixth out of her eight siblings. …
Jack William Jones born 1900: Education & Schooling I can vaguely remember my schooling. Schooling? A joke! A joke in bad taste might be a better description [1] Jack was …
Martha Martin (b.1871): Education & Schooling [2/2] ‘I was nearly nine years old when I started why I had not gone before I don’t know’ (p.42) David Vincent writes …
Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): Education and Schooling, part 2 “I feel I am getting on good, and I would like to keep it up. All I want is a …
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 …
