Charles V. Skargon (b. 1900): An Introduction
During the years following my North Atlantic journeys I often thought about those times, my adventures and dangers and mad rolling oceans, …
Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913): Habits, Belief and Culture
‘Reading a gardening article one day about 1977, I saw an article on the art of growing miniature trees. Ah, I thought, …
Kay Garrett (B.1899): Purpose and Audience
“I have omitted all the “personal” bits from this narrative because I imagine they are not what is wanted. If you want …
Margaret Watson (b.1907) War and Memory
Margaret Watson was just seven-years-old when the First World War began. By the start of the Second World War, Margaret was a …
Henrietta Burkin (born 1904): Fun and Festivities
Henrietta celebrates her family in her memoir and participates in every celebratory occasion she can. The Burkins’ pay particular attention to birthdays, …
Wally Ward : Purpose and Audience
Wally Ward (born in 1914) wrote his memoir ‘Fit For Anything’ (2.798) during the 1960s, detailing his life as a sufferer of …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): War and Memory
“I wasn’t afraid of the Germans” (Hutchinson 30) Eleanor Hutchinson was born in 1915 in the midst of the First World War. …
Wilfred Middlebrook (b.1899): War and Memory
‘We did not know it then, but these carefree days were heading for a close’ (p.104). Compared to the majority of other …
Dora R. Hannan (1909-2001): Purpose and Audience
“In the following pages, I have endeavoured to convey how wonderful women, like my mother, carried on against sometimes fearful odds, to …
Wally Ward: Politics and Protest
Wally Ward, b.1914, wrote his memoir ‘Fit For Anything’ detailing his life with epilepsy in the twentieth century. Wally’s memoir is, on …