Guy Oates (1905-1987): Life and Labour – Part One
On the farm 1921 – 1922 I was still the same boy that I was when [I was] very young. A happy …
Guy Oates (1905 – 1987): Life and Labour – Part Five
What a peculiar world this is. Here was I living in the prettiest institution, in beautiful surroundings, yet working and living with …
Guy Oates (1905-1987): Life and Labour – Part Three
Poor Law Institution, York. 1927-28 It was a full time job, ordering, issuing, checking, and entering all the many items into the …
Guy Oates (1905-1987): Life and Labour – Part Seven
Flashes were coming from a wide are denoting that it was a heavy raid with bombs dropping all over the city [of …
Guy Oates (1905-1987): Researching Writing Lives
Whoever may read the following, try and place yourself in the position of the writer, the youngest but one of a family …