Marion Owen (b. 1909): Home and Family Part I
Home and family life is one of the most important themes within Marion Owen’s memoir. She focuses on her life up until …
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 …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Home and Family Part II
‘We were not unfeeling, but youth is mercifully resilient’ Grief is an extremely personal thing and there is not one singular way …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Education and Schooling
Marion Owen’s father was educated at ‘Aske’s Haberdashers School’ (Owen, p. 9) but he decided to take a more creative route. However, …
Marion Owen (b. 1909): Purpose and Audience
‘It seems rather like the ship in the bottle, its in there, but how does one get it out?’ Marion Owen begins …
E.Robinson (b.1894): Education and Schooling
Due to the poverty stricken nature of E.Robinson’s family, he was forced to attend four different schools during his years of education. …