Mary Hollinrake (b. 1912): Reading & Writing Even though education for the working-class in the early 20th century was not always available due to long working hours, illiteracy had …
Guy Oates (1905 – 1987): Researching Writing Lives In my final remarks let me read you these few lines, written many years ago, in one of my more serious moments: …
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 …
Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Education and Schooling Florence’s education is not a prominent theme in her memoir ‘Seventh Child’ and we are barely given an insight into her own …
Alexander Howison (b.1795): Reading & Writing Alexander omits any discussion of his reading and writing habits completely from his autobiography. He was much more interested in presenting his …
Joseph Terry (1816-1889): Home and Family Working-class fathers existed…but working-class fatherhood remained uncertain- Julie Marie Strange (1) Time spent together for working-class families would often be scarce as …
Arthur T. Collinson (b. 1893): Home & Family “United we stand, divided, we fall” (63). With Arthur T Collinson’s memoir being dedicated to his late Mother, Father, first wife and …
Walter John Eugene Elliott (1890- 1977): War and Memory (2) I previously wrote about how Walter approaches the discussion of his experiences in the first world war, in War and Memory (1). …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Biographical Entry 1:309 HARWOOD, Cecil George, ‘Down Memory Lane’, TS, pp.104 (c.65,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 9 Oct 1894. Father a gardener. Family …
Annie Lord (b.1899): Purpose and Audience “… so I had to carry on the Best I could th[r]ou[gh] life…” Lord, p:1 Regenia Gagnier, author of Social Atoms: Working-Class Autobiography, …
