Mary Denison (1906 – 1997): Life writing, class and identity. ‘But your nursey years were running to a close, your private school years, your childhood years. All running to a close, coming …
Mary Denison (1906 – 1997): Reading and Writing. ‘You were carried into new worlds, your own mind and imagination were beginning to work’ (30). In the purpose and audience blog …
Mary Denison (1906-1997): Education and Schooling. ‘No desks, no benches, no blackboard, and of, course, no standards. Hardly possible with only two pupils in the class’ (26). Mary …
Mary Denison (1906-1997): Researching Writing Lives. As this module comes to an end I have began to reflect on this entire process. At first, I was overwhelmed both …
Mary Denison (1906-1997): An Introduction. ‘Church was like home – familiar, accepted, and unconsciously loved.’ (40) Born on the 8th September 1906 in Far Headingley, Leeds, Mary …
Mary Denison (1906-1997): Home and Family (1/2). ‘It was a strange, unexpected house – one moved from one century to another as one walked through it.’ (3) Mary Denison’s …
Arthur Gill (b.1887): Life and Labour At 13 years old Arthur left school to work as a gold beater for Mr Wallace Barnes. Arthur obtained this job through …
Arthur Gill. (b.1887): Education and Schooling “Even as a boy I could discern who had the best of these transactions. I made a resolution that never would I …
Arthur Gill (b.1887) Habit, Culture and Belief “I had some very happy times in that office, (along with some hectic ones, such as when the preacher couldn’t turn up …
Arthur gill (b.1887): War and Memory “Whether it was a sense of patriotism or not, I wouldn’t like to say but I do know we lads bought as …
