Isaac Gordon (b. 1927): An Introduction
“I didn’t want to come to England and I didn’t have the money. But I did want to go to …
“I didn’t want to come to England and I didn’t have the money. But I did want to go to …
“My body is getting old now. I think everybody should die on them born spot.” (33) Isaac focuses on home life …
“I feel I am getting on good, and I would like to keep it up. All I want is a …
“Well, I went to infants school. I could remember I used to sleep in the class.” (1) Isaac Gordon’s memoir is …
“To go to America is not like coming here To go to America they have to come over and employ …
Isaac Gordon’s autobiography differs from many other working-class autobiographies from this period. His purpose and audience is outlined at the end of …
“It must be that they get cheap labour from Jamaica, and if you’re any trouble they send you back.” (13) Isaac …
“When I go to work and I sit down and see everyone reading paper and I cannot read it, …
2:327 GORDON, Isaac, Going Where the Work Is (Hackney Reading Centre, London, 1979), pp.34. Illustrated. Brunel University Library. Born and raised in …