H J Harris (b.1903): Reading and Writing
HJ went into the orphanage at age 3 and was there till the age of 14, so any reading that he …
Thomas Raymont (1864-1949): Reading and Writing
‘Let me confess at once that I was drawn into the ranks of ‘P.T.’s’, not because I loved teaching, but because I …
Louise Shore: Reading and Writing
To modern day readers, Louise Shore’s experience of reading and writing is hard to comprehend. Even as an adult Shore struggled with …
Minnie Frisby (b. 1877): Reading and Writing
Early nineteenth century literacy was based on the ability to sign the marriage register. Education was a gift that was taken away …
Frank George Marling (1863-1954): Reading and Writing
Frank mentions reading a few times throughout his memoirs. He does not write about great novels or poems that he enjoyed, like Dora …
Edward Balne (b. 1895) Reading & Writing
Edward Balne, from an educational standpoint was certainly not self-taught. I have already hypothesized that he was in fact given more time …
George Gregory (b. 1888): Reading and Writing
I went into some detail about George’s reading habits in my previous post (Education and Schooling) but there is more to tell …
Nora Isabel Adnams: Reading and Writing
‘If wet in the afternoon and we had to stay in, we would have word-making, letters cut out in cardboard, but we …
Florence Anne Cooter (1912-2004): Reading and Writing
Florence tells us little about her reading habits and experiences with writing during her memoir ‘Seventh Child’. The only text that Florence …
Alexander Howison (b.1795): Reading & Writing
Alexander omits any discussion of his reading and writing habits completely from his autobiography. He was much more interested in presenting his …