Mary Stewart (B.1909-): Introduction
The memoir I have chosen belongs to Mary Stewart, an inspirational working class woman from Collyhurst, an area outside the City Of Manchester. …
Stanley Rice (1905-1981): An Introduction
‘The Memories of a Rolling Stone’: Times and incidents remembered. ‘Perhaps it has taken me all these years to realise that I …
Thomas Raymont (1864-1949): An Introduction
‘During my childhood, my father carried on his business with ups-and-downs of fair prosperity and dire poverty, and I cannot recall with …
Jessie Ravenna Sharman (b. 1892): An Introduction
The author whose work I have chosen to explore is Jessie Ravenna Sharman and her autobiography Recollections of Jessie Ravenna Sharman. I …
Ellen Gill (1888-1988): An Introduction
The memoir entitled, ‘Ellen Gill’s Diary’ provides a history of her younger days, painting a vivid portrait of working-class life during the …
Syd Metcalfe (b. 1910): An Introduction
“Does one need to end up a figure of national importance to have a story to tell?” Syd Metcalfe, ‘One Speck of …
Louie Emmeline Ould (c.1907-1991): An Introduction
The Memoir that I have chosen to work on is a handwritten autobiography named ‘Then and Now’ (Ould 17) written by a woman called Louie …
Margaret Perry (b. 1922): An Introduction
My name is Maria Stebbing, a student and avid writer from the Wirral. From a young age I have been interested in …