Hilda Ann Salusbury (1906-1993):Researching Writing Lives After completing the ‘Prison Voices’ project in my second year at university, I was excited at the prospect of being part of …
Mary Denison (1906 -1997): Habit, Culture and Belief. ‘Sunday coats, Sunday hats, best shoes; felt hats in winter, straw ones with ribbons or flower trimmings in summer.’ (33) In last …
Miss P. Wilson (b.1918-): Researching Writing Lives Harrison McMillan, May 2, 2019 Researching Writing Lives, Miss P. Wilson It was difficult to find an author whose story truly captured …
Alfred Ireson (b. 1856): Researching Writing Lives If asked, ‘Why did you choose this module?’, it always boils down to the content, and the way in which it stimulates …
Lilian Westall (born 1893): Home and Family (Part 2) After reading through Westall’s memoir I decided to look for her in national documents. I found Lilian Rose Westall, born April 2nd, …
N. Sayer Researching Writing Lives I took part in the Writing Lives Module as I have a growing fondness for blogging and research. As I worked through …
Winifred Till: Researching Writing Lives Researching my author’s life and writing has taught me how valuable working class writing/memoirs are in understanding and learning about social …
Researching Writing Lives: Harold Heslop, 1898-1983. My experience of researching working-class autobiography for the team at Writing Lives has been everything I had hoped and more. The focus …
Adeline Hodges (b.1899): Researching Writing Lives Reflecting back on my research blogs for the Writing Lives project has made me realize just how much I have learnt throughout this process. …
Mary Laura Triggle (1888-1985): Researching Writing Lives. I was extremely fascinated by the concept of researching and creating an author blog when I first began the Writing Lives module. …
