Harry Dorrell (B.1903): Reading & Writing ‘Seeking answers as I did then and still do… It is the seeking that counts.’ (50) Although Harry always disliked school he …
Harry Dorrell (B. 1903): Researching Writing Lives I have really enjoyed being part of the Writing Lives project and having the opportunity to read and represent Harry Dorrell’s memoir. …
Harry Dorrell (B. 1903): Home and Family ‘Mother knew, with her concerned sensibility, that watching would quieten my fear.’ (27) Harry was the youngest of 8 children and seems …
Harry Dorrell (B.1903): Purpose and Audience ‘I do not want to die. I do not want to leave my loved and loving family and my secret life, secret …
Harry Dorrell (B. 1903): Illness, Health & Disability ‘Living, is for me a daily battle to be fought against this terminal illness and so very far from the terminus.’ (Prologue) …
Harry Dorrell (B.1903): Education and Schooling ‘Being sent to school was a threat for a naughty child.’ (4) Harry disliked school and he makes no secret of that …
Harry Dorrell (B.1903): An Introduction ‘I hear the sounds that others make. They hear me, but they do not know my shorthand.’ (1) Harry Dorrell was …
