A.W Todd on The General Strike “The general strike, despite its brevity, was to assume a major importance in British labour history” (Kiernan, 1986). Kiernan’s mention of the …
A.W Todd: “The Intellectuals” Whilst the topic of education isn’t on Todd’s agenda during the writing of his memoir, he does allude to the role of …
A.W Todd: Audience and Purpose “In recording my memoirs of working as a mason, during these years in between the wars, I have endeavoured to relate the …
A.W Todd: Autobiography and the literary. In this post I’ll be looking at the role of more literary and fiction orientated aspects of Todd’s memoir and what they …
A.W Todd: Work Pays. Leisure and Recreation In keeping with the work orientated themes, we come to the most revered day in the worker’s monthly calendar: pay day. And …
A.W Todd: Yard Culture Like any work place, Masonry had a culture of its own that existed within the confines of the working day and the …
Walter John Eugene Elliott (1890- 1977): Home and Family Walter’s memoirs focus on his life up until the Armistice of The Great War, when he was 28. Readers are therefore given …
Harold Gill (1919-2003): Home and Family Family life in the early phases of the 20th century was a daily battle for Britain’s working class. Harold Gill’s experience was …
Hilda Ann Salusbury (1906-1993): Home and Family (Part 1) The family and the home form the basis of Hilda Salusbury’s memoir. Her first chapter is titled ‘The Family and the Setting’, …
Mary Denison (1906-1997): An Introduction. ‘Church was like home – familiar, accepted, and unconsciously loved.’ (40) Born on the 8th September 1906 in Far Headingley, Leeds, Mary …
