Mrs RM Downer (b. 1884): Purpose and Audience
At first glance, RM Downer’s autobiography seems to have been written out of a sense of nostalgia. The title, ‘A Bygone Age’, …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Researching Writing Lives
I have always loved reading memoirs with one of my favourite books being Dolly Alderton’s Everything I Know About Love. Reading Marion …
Averil Edith Thomas: Purpose and Audience
‘…but there are customs and happenings which are now part of the past which I must tell about now.’ (7) Averil Edith …
Lottie Martin (1899 – 1976): Purpose and Audience
‘I remember well seeing the first aeroplane to fly over Beeston. What an awe inspiring sight…My mother stood silently…and said “My, my …
Harry Young (B.1901-1996): War and Memory
Recollections of wartime play a great part in Harry’s memoir. As a Comintern, he experienced a unique side to the war that …