Guy Oates (1905 – 1987): Researching Writing Lives In my final remarks let me read you these few lines, written many years ago, in one of my more serious moments: …
Joseph Terry (1816-1889): Home and Family Working-class fathers existed…but working-class fatherhood remained uncertain- Julie Marie Strange (1) Time spent together for working-class families would often be scarce as …
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 …
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 …
Jack William Jones born 1900: Education & Schooling I can vaguely remember my schooling. Schooling? A joke! A joke in bad taste might be a better description [1] Jack was …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Purpose and Audience Complying with her recurrent theme of mystery, Mrs W.E. Palmer does not specify who her intended audience was, or even the reason …
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. …
Guy Oates (1905 – 1987): Life and Labour – Part Eight On the 7th July 1948, Poor Law ceased, having been revoked by parliament. Out went public assistance institutions and hospitals, these now …
