Doris Hunt (1900) : Habits, Culture and Belief ‘I have a few early memories going back to about 1903’ (p1). This quote is from the first sentence of Doris’s autobiography, …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Politics, Protest and Class In Mary’s memoir, she chooses not to discuss anything political. This could be due to her not taking a personal interest in …
Thomas Waddicor (b.1906): Purpose and Audience The reader is able to draw many conclusions as to what Thomas Waddicor’s main purpose was for creating his memoir as he …
Mary Stewart (B.1909-) : War and Memory Although Mary lived through both World War One and World War Two she does not choose to discuss either event in much …
Thomas Waddicor (b.1906): Habits, Culture and Belief Overtime Thomas’s recreational time changes as described in the Leisure and New Experiences post. This blog post will investigate the different habits …
May Jones: Fun and Festivities “Games somehow were seasonable and all the children of the village played the same games at the same time. In the spring …
Miss P Wilson (b.1918-) Family : Early years Family had always played a role of vital significance to Miss Wilsons story. In fact she talks more about her family within …
Matthew Grimes (b. 1885) – Purpose and Audience Dingle man Matthew Grimes was interviewed by John Berger at Granada Television Studios on 19th July 1963, just months after the first …
Edna Bold (1904 – 1987): An Introduction Introducing Edna Bold (1904 – 1987) Upon first reading the memoir of Edna Bold, my first impression is that she is had …
Thomas Waddicor (b.1906): Home and Family Mother was finding it more than usually difficult to make ends meet’ (p. 4) ‘There were eight children in the family – …
