Walter John Eugene Elliott (1890-1977): Purpose and Audience Many working-class people felt that they had to apologise for writing their memoirs. They often felt that they held little importance and …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): Purpose & Audience “There would be no point in my writing this – all be it rough- account of my childhood unless I was prepared …
George Gregory (b.1888): Purpose and Audience Not once during People > Ideas does George raise the subject of why he’s writing. Neither purpose nor audience is addressed; we …
Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): Purpose and Audience “You may ask the question, why have you written all this, about your life? Firstly, my family suggested that I should write …
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 …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907): Purpose and Audience Fermin Rocker’s 1998 memoir focuses on his childhood in Stepney before the outbreak of World War One and his positive relationship with …
Albert Mansbridge (1876-1952): Purpose and Audience ‘It was suggested to me in September 1938 – a time of crisis in international affairs – that I should write a …
Wilhelmina Tobias: Purpose and Audience The classic autobiography was, for many years, the preserve of the famous and the middle classes. Autobiographies by acclaimed writers include details …
Jack William Jones: Audience & Purpose Jack William Jones’ memoir, despite delivering a few small anecdotes from his childhood and personal life, is predominantly a recollection of a …
Alfred Ireson (b.1856): Purpose and Audience “This is no attempt to write an autobiography” (1) I might agree. Alf’s memoir ‘Reminiscences’ does indeed feel more of a personal …
