working-class writing

John Urie (b. 1820) Biographical entry

724 URIE, John, Reminiscences of Eighty Years (Alexander Gardner, Paisley, 1908), pp.155. Illustrated. Born 1820 in Paisley. Son of a hand-loom weaver …

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 …

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 …

Norah Fearon Knight (1910-2000): Habits, Beliefs & Recreation

Leisure and recreation is a key topic in ‘Nostalgia’, the unpublished memoir of Norah Fearon Knight, which you can read in full …

Guy Oates (1905 – 1987): Life and Labour – Part Two

You were lucky to have a job, so you worked hard to keep it, there being no unemployment pay in those days. …

Miss P. Wilson (b.1918-): Researching Writing Lives

Harrison McMillan, May 2, 2019 Researching Writing Lives, Miss P. Wilson It was difficult to find an author whose story truly captured …

Norah Fearon Knight (1910-2000): transcript of ‘Nostalgia’

[DEDICATED?] TO MY DEAR SISTER KATHLEEN WITH MY SPECIAL LOVE NOSTALGIA [1] [page too faded, illegible] [2] her dark skirt. She knew …

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On the 7th July 1948, Poor Law ceased, having been revoked by parliament.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 …

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Reading is a particularly prominent theme in Norah Fearon Knight’s unpublished memoir ‘Nostalgia’ and books and poetry are both things she speaks …

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