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 …
Molly Keen Childhood Memories (1903-1921): Life and Labour I would situate the Keen family as upper-working-class because they had little income, apart from the father’s work as a master sign …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Life and Labour Marion felt extremely unprepared for life outside of education as she felt her artistic talents were all she had to offer. However, …
Pat O’Mara (1901-1983) Life and Labour “With my brief sojourn in America I had caught a new glimpse of life; a different perspective and I had no intention …
Martha Martin (b.1871): Life & Labour [3/3] and as I look back I think that it is a great mistake to get married young and am always glad that …
Martha Martin (b.1871): Life & Labour [1/3] But when you can combine the two, then it is enjoyable as you do not mind how hard you work if there …
Samuel Mountford (b. 1907) Life and Labour Labour is a very important aspect of Samuel Mountford’s life and links directly with his pride. From a very early age we …
Nora Lumb (b. 1912) Life and Labour Blog “During the post war depression father always had work.” (Lumb, pg. 4) Throughout Nora Lumb’s 12-page autobiographical entry for The Burnett Collection, …
John Edmonds (1911-1984): Life and Labour (Part One) Whilst many working-class autobiographers write centrally about the struggles of working life, talk of labour is ominously absent in John Edmonds’ …
Joseph Terry (1816-1889): Life and Labour It was a struggle against the fates and each family fought it out the best they could (Roberts 31) Roberts invokes a …
