Hary Alfred West (b.1880): Reading & Writing
Barely a page of Harry West’s autobiography goes by without reference to one of the many literary texts that impacted on his …
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 …
Harry Alfred West (b.1880): Home & Family
Harry West dedicates the beginning of his autobiography to describing his childhood in Stanton Drew, Somerset. Although his neighbourhood was “industrial, smoky, …
Harry Alfred West (b.1880): An Introduction
“Never, in the whole recorded history of mankind has there been such a rapid and complete transformation in the circumstances of human …
Researching Writing Lives – Harry Alfred West
Initially choosing a working-class autobiography to write about this term was something of a lucky dip, as there were only snippets of …
Harry Alfred West (b.1880): Politics, Protest & Class
Although his work is never explicitly political, Harry West has plenty to say about his country and the condition that he finds …
Harry Alfred West (b.1880): Habits, Culture & Beliefs
When Harry Alfred West wasn’t working, teaching or reading he was still keeping himself busy, and he used a variety of hobbies …
Harry Alfred West (b.1880): War, Memory & Life-Writing
Although it separated his family and forced him to relocate for an extended period of time, World War One doesn’t play a …
Harry Alfred West (b.1880): Life & Labour
Harry West’s main ambition in life was to be educated, however at the age of 14 he was forced to leave school …
Harry Alfred West (B.1880): Purpose and Audience
As has been a long established trend in working class autobiography, Harry West begins his work with an apology for having written …