Daisy Cowper (1890 – 1985): Home & Family
‘Almost every house had children, and we played as one big family’ Given that Daisy explicitly states that her memoir was written …
Agnes Cowper (1874-1963): Habits, Culture and Belief
Agnes Cowper spent a large part of her childhood amongst the community of seafaring families like her own in Toxteth Park, Liverpool. …
Agnes Cowper (1874-1963): Home and Family
The fundamental theme that runs throughout Agnes Cowper’s autobiography, A Backward Glance on Merseyside, is that of family. Her mother, father and …
Agnes Cowper (1874-1963): Purpose and Audience
In the author’s preface to A Backward Glance on Merseyside, Agnes Cowper provides an explanation for writing an autobiography. She states that she …
Daisy Cowper (1890 – 1985): An Introduction
Choosing my author, Dorothy “Daisy” Cowper, was initially a tough decision to make. There were two Cowper sisters in the Burnett Collection …
Joe Ayre (b.1910): Home and Family
‘I felt very privileged at being able to sleep in the house’ (57) To many, the home and family are perhaps the …
Agnes Cowper (1874-1963) Politics and Protest
Although there is no mention in her autobiography, A Backward Glance on Merseyside, of any political action taken by Agnes Cowper herself, her …
Matthew Grimes (b. 1885): An Introduction
Self-confessed ‘rebel’ Matthew Grimes’ account of his life is fascinating on both a personal and a wider historical level, offering us a …
Agnes Cowper (1874-1963): Reading and Writing
Agnes Cowper came from a working class, seafaring, Liverpudlian family. On leaving school at the age of fourteen she became an assistant …
Joe Ayre (b.1910): Purpose and Audience
‘The working class of the British Isles made great sacrifices during the 1914-1918 war (…) the Capitalists were in competition with each …