Jessie Ravenna Sharman (b. 1892): An Introduction The author whose work I have chosen to explore is Jessie Ravenna Sharman and her autobiography Recollections of Jessie Ravenna Sharman. I …
Violet Austin (1910-1983): Life and Labour Violet Austin never explicitly states in her memoir that her family were working class but she does mention that they were not …
Violet Austin (1910-1983): Introduction ‘I remember wanting to stay a child like Peter Pan. I loved being young’ (15) Violet Austin[i], like me, grew up in …
Violet Austin (1910-1983): Reading and Writing ‘mother had trouble with us at bedtime, the plea was always ‘just one more chapter please’ (33) Violet Austin makes various references …
Violet Austin (1910-1983): Education and Schooling Violet explains that she liked school, but ‘was so often away through illness’ (30) she constantly felt like she was catching up. She started …
Violet Austin (1910-1983): Home and Family ‘We had so little, yet were so happy’ (18) Violet Austin was born to parents George and Margaret Allen and was the …
Violet Austin (1910-1983): Purpose and Audience Violet Austin seems to have written her memoir as a reflection of her happy childhood, and makes very few references to her …
