Joe Ayre (b. 1910): Reading & Writing
“Working-class people may not have read books with an academic vision, but they still sought classics and highbrow.”[1] Amongst many working class …
“Working-class people may not have read books with an academic vision, but they still sought classics and highbrow.”[1] Amongst many working class …
‘Life appears to me to be like an escalator but in the form of a switchback it has its ups and downs, …
‘An Aspiration Ah, God, for an open mind, Ready to lose and to find; Teachable, quick to discern And brave to unlearn …
In a wide sense, Harry’s memoirs recount many rare experiences and opportunities which he felt lucky to experience and these memoirs are …
From a very young age, Harry was involved in politics. His cousin, Fred, persuaded his parents to send him to the local …
Recollections of wartime play a great part in Harry’s memoir. As a Comintern, he experienced a unique side to the war that …
Harry writes of how being in the communist youth party changed his habits from quitting smoking to taking up physical activity. …
“I wanted to write” (52) reveals Hymie Fagan. Quite simply we know his purpose. His memoir titled, ‘An Autobiography’ holds no significance, …
It is clear that Perry (born 1922, in Nottingham) was exposed to reading from an early age, being both an individualised and social activity. …
George came from a poor working-class background. His father was a grocers assistant and his mother was a house-maid. George who was born …