Amy Gomm (b.1899-1984) : Purpose and Audience
‘The depths of grief, the peaks of happiness – they’re all water under the bridge now, to be forgotten unless we do …
James H. McKenzie (1862-1952): Purpose and Audience
‘The many stories I could pen of what incidents occur’d during my stay with my Peggotty Hut would fill a volume’ James …
Francis Alfred Peet (1882-1960) – Purpose and Audience:
“BEING 18 YEARS OLD AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS CENTURY I HAVE CLEAR MEMORIES OF THE LATER YEARS OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND THE FIRST 54 …
Wilfred Middlebrook (b.1899): Purpose and Audience
There are numerous reasons as to why autobiographies have been written in the past and remain a key source of interest, and …
George Mockford (1826-1899): Purpose and Audience
Privately published by his widow in 1901, a few years after his death, George Mockford’s memoir begins without a dedication from by …
Adeline Hodges (b.1899): Purpose & Audience
‘Yes times have changed and the greater part for the better, but don’t believe that the old days were all bad. We …
Pat O’Mara (1901-1983) Purpose and Audience
There is no denying that Pat found pleasure in his writing. Before the publication of The Autobiography of a Liverpool Slummy, he had …
Ken Hayter (b.1940): Purpose & Audience
“All the events in the tales are as true as my memory allows and, whilst the characters are fictional, they can be …
Thomas Jordan (B.1892): Purpose and Audience
‘Most working-class autobiographies begin not with a family lineage or a birthdate but rather with an apology for their authors’ ordinariness’ (Gagnier, …
Mary Hollinrake (b. 1912): Purpose & Audience
Mary Hollinrake, born in 1912 in Todmorden, wrote her memoir covering the early years in her life, the first 20 or so …