Guy Oates (1905-1987): Life and Labour – Part One On the farm 1921 – 1922 I was still the same boy that I was when [I was] very young. A happy …
Matthew Grimes (b. 1885): An Introduction Self-confessed ‘rebel’ Matthew Grimes’ account of his life is fascinating on both a personal and a wider historical level, offering us a …
Researching Writing Lives: Charles L. Hansford (B. 1902) When first introduced to the module, Writing Lives, I was intrigued by the memoir I had chosen, however I was not aware of …
Charles L. Hansford (B. 1902): Politics, Protest & Class The measure of the Labour party’s success can be identified by its statistics: the British working-classes were beginning to call for change. …
