Nora Hampton (1895-1918): Reading and Writing
‘Chritsy’s Old Organ”, “What Katy did” to “David Copperfield”, “Oliver Twist”, “Dombey & Son”, “Robinson Crusoe” etc. and Pears Cyclopaedia which dad …
Mary Denison (1906 – 1997): Reading and Writing.
‘You were carried into new worlds, your own mind and imagination were beginning to work’ (30). In the purpose and audience blog …
A. Gordon James (b.1885): Reading and Writing
‘I read a number of Thomas Hardy’s works. His delineation of West Country folk was so true to life that fiction became …
Norah Elliott (b.1903): Reading & Writing
“I was a great reader” Although Norah Elliott became a dedicated school teacher, her dream was always to become a writer. Whilst …
Pat O’Mara (1901-1983) Reading & Writing
As we know, Pat left school at fourteen and interestingly, his mother couldn’t read or write, so it’s incredible to read such …
Hymie Fagan (1903-1988): Reading & Writing
“I had developed from early age an insatiable thirst for reading” (16) Rider Haggard, Conan Doyle, Jeffery Farnol and Talbot Baines Reed …