Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Home and Family
‘My father gave me invaluable advice: “Do all the things you have to do well.” I have tried to do this in …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Biographical Entry
1:309 HARWOOD, Cecil George, ‘Down Memory Lane’, TS, pp.104 (c.65,000 words). Brunel University Library. Born 9 Oct 1894. Father a gardener. Family …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): An Introduction
‘I think I was about 6 years old when I was asked to join the choir. I think that was the …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Life and Labour I
‘The Manager came out and soon saw what I had done, and did he tell me what I was, I never knew …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): War and Memory II
‘Whatever is written from Autumn 1915 to 13th November 1916, will be authentic but I will leave out as far as possible …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Researching Writing Lives
Researching working-class autobiography for the Writing Lives project has been an absolute joy. The focus of my research was the life of Cecil …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Habits, Culture & Belief
‘There was never any problem to find something to do. There were about four boys in our gang… It was easy to …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): Purpose and Audience
‘Whether busy, slack or rushed it was always interesting. Meeting people from all walks of life was a pleasure’ (97). In his …
Cecil George Harwood (1894 – 1983): War and Memory I
‘Before finally making for home we reported to the head gardener to say we would not be in any more as we …