William Webb (1830-1919): Life & Labour While much of what follows has already been discussed in detail elsewhere. This blog differs in that it will form a chronology …
Adeline Hodges (b.1899): Life & Labour Labour is an underlying topic in Adeline Hodges’ memoir as, though it is not mentioned constantly throughout the text, it is definitely deemed …
William Webb (1830-1919): Home & Family As mentioned in the previous blog William is quite secretive about his own family and discloses limited details about his private life …
William Webb (1830-1919): Migration, Immigration & Emigration Introduction The history of Australian immigration is as long as it is complex, so much so that readers could almost be excused …
William Webb (1830-1919) – Education & Schooling The education of the working-classes during the mid-nineteenth century, especially of those individuals residing in rural areas, was known to be of …
John Shinn (1837-1925): Respectability and Improvement I often wonder how I have been able to attain my present position, but it has only been done by… perseverance and …
William Webb (1830-1919) – Purpose & Audience This blog looks at the purpose of William’s autobiography, as well as observing the audience he targets. In order to fully appreciate …
Lottie Martin (1899-1976): Contextualising Lottie’s Place of Birth In recent blog posts, I have explored, predominantly, major themes concerning the life of Lottie Martin. By researching such themes as war, …
Jessie Ravenna Sharman (b. 1892): Life & Labour Jessie Sharman explores the hardship families of Norwich experienced in the early twentieth century, which was also applicable for many other working-class …
William Webb (1830-1919) – Introduction What follows is a brief overview of William Webb’s autobiography, Reminiscences of an Ordinary Life, with a few explanatory notes which will …
