Ken Hayter (b.1940): Purpose & Audience
“All the events in the tales are as true as my memory allows and, whilst the characters are fictional, they can be …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907): Purpose and Audience
Fermin Rocker’s 1998 memoir focuses on his childhood in Stepney before the outbreak of World War One and his positive relationship with …
Thomas Jordan (B.1892): Purpose and Audience
‘Most working-class autobiographies begin not with a family lineage or a birthdate but rather with an apology for their authors’ ordinariness’ (Gagnier, …
Henrietta Burkin (born 1904): Purpose and Audience
“This was to have been an account of my early youth… but I think I had better commence with my Mother’s early …
Thomas Raymont (1864-1949): Purpose and Audience
‘The story of a life so quiet as mine would be of little importance except to personal friends, unless it is so …
Edward Cain (1891-1978): An Introduction
Edward Cain, in his memoir ‘Memories’, recalls the ups and downs of growing up in North East England as part of a …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Purpose and Audience
Complying with her recurrent theme of mystery, Mrs W.E. Palmer does not specify who her intended audience was, or even the reason …
Albert Mansbridge (1876-1952): Purpose and Audience
‘It was suggested to me in September 1938 – a time of crisis in international affairs – that I should write a …
Wilhelmina Tobias: Purpose and Audience
The classic autobiography was, for many years, the preserve of the famous and the middle classes. Autobiographies by acclaimed writers include details …
Jack William Jones: Audience & Purpose
Jack William Jones’ memoir, despite delivering a few small anecdotes from his childhood and personal life, is predominantly a recollection of a …