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Amy Gomm (b.1899-1984): An Introduction

‘As for me – I was off to conquer the world.’ (Gomm, 163) This quotation, right at the very end of Amy’s …

Leslie John Robinson (b.1929): An Introduction.

‘”Begin at the beginning……”‘ (p.20) In his nostalgic, five-part memoir, One Step at a Time, Leslie John Robinson writes with pleasure about …

Home and Family, James Ashley (b.1833)

Home and family to James Ashley’s are the two most things he holds most dearly within his memoir. James begins his writing …

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 …

Lilian Westall (born 1893): Home and Family (Part 1)

‘If he was late – midnight, or after, he would be drunk’ (1) The family and the home, for Westall, are expressed …

Minnie Frisby (b. 1877): Life and Labour

Alongside childhood, working life and labour is a significant theme in Memories. After discovering Minnie’s maiden name through her marriage on Ancestry …

Lilian Westall (born 1893): Home and Family (Part 2)

After reading through Westall’s memoir I decided to look for her in national documents. I found Lilian Rose Westall, born April 2nd, …

Margaret Watson (B.1907) Politics, Protest and Class

Margaret does not comment on her political opinions in her memoir, as the primary focus of her writing is to reflect on …

Minnie Frisby (b. 1877): Purpose and Audience

Regenia Gagnier points out that many working-class writers begin their autobiographies with ‘an apology for their ordinariness’ (Gagnier, 338). However, Minnie’s Memories …

H J Harris (b.1903): Home and Family

‘I can give you the official way my father met his death, but you would have to accept my word for what …

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