Pat O’Mara (1901-1983) Education & Schooling Pat doesn’t go into great detail about his school life in his autobiography. Instead of viewing school as a place for education, …
Norah Fearon Knight (1910-2000): Reading & Writing Reading is a particularly prominent theme in Norah Fearon Knight’s unpublished memoir ‘Nostalgia’ and books and poetry are both things she speaks …
Molly Keen Childhood Memories (1903-1921): Education and Schooling Molly Keen’s memoire includes a detailed insight into her education and schooling, but she does not reveal any academic successes, such as …
Jean Court: Education and Schooling (Part 1) ‘Mary found her schooldays quite acceptable but I did not.’ (p. 6) Within Jean Court’s memoir, education and schooling are two recurrent …
Jean Court: Education and Schooling (Part 2) ‘The school was intended for delicate children and the teachers were gentle and encouraging.’ (p. 10) Following her difficulties at school, Jean …
Mary Howitt (1888-1983): An Introduction Introducing our Authors: Mary Howitt (b.1888) Mary Howitt was born on the 5th of December, 1888, to James Howitt and Mary …
Harry Alfred West (B.1880): Education and Schooling Education is in many ways the love of Harry West’s life, and he dedicates many pages of his autobiography to describing the …
Margaret Perry (b. 1922): Education & Schooling Margaret Perry, born 1922 in Nottingham, had a traditional working class education in her formative years (note: for a creative way of enjoying …
