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: An Introduction “Look at a piece of masonry closely, and you will notice the lines separating the different stones which comprise the whole feature. …
Norah Fearon Knight (1910-2000): Researching Writing Lives Participating in the Writing Lives collaborative research project has undoubtedly been one of the most rewarding experiences of my three years at …
Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913): Life and Labour The firm I was working for closed down, therefore I was out of work for the first 12 weeks of married life. …
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 …
Pat O’Mara (1901-1983) Researching Writing Lives Researching Pat O’Mara’s life has provided me with a new-found love for history and autobiographies. I’ve learned through Pat’s story why memoirs …
Guy Oates (1905-1987) The Years That Are Gone: An Introduction ‘The Years That Are Gone’ is a 750 page, eight-volume, memoir, which explores the history of the Oates family through the life …
Mary Norreen Hart (b.1928): Food ‘I can never remember being hungry, but I am sure Mama and Dada often denied themselves so that Ron and I could …
Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913) Childhood and Education ‘My father had eight rows of allotments, and grew chrysanthemums and mint. My eldest sister and I used to have to go …
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 …
