William Webb (1830-1919): Home & Family
As mentioned in the previous blog William is quite secretive about his own family and discloses limited details about his private life …
William Webb (1830-1919) – Purpose & Audience
This blog looks at the purpose of William’s autobiography, as well as observing the audience he targets. In order to fully appreciate …
Lottie Martin (1899-1976): Contextualising Lottie’s Place of Birth
In recent blog posts, I have explored, predominantly, major themes concerning the life of Lottie Martin. By researching such themes as war, …
Jessie Ravenna Sharman (b. 1892): Life & Labour
Jessie Sharman explores the hardship families of Norwich experienced in the early twentieth century, which was also applicable for many other working-class …
William Webb (1830-1919) – Introduction
What follows is a brief overview of William Webb’s autobiography, Reminiscences of an Ordinary Life, with a few explanatory notes which will …