Arthur P Jacobs: Home and family
The first chapter of Arthur memoir is called, ‘Small Beginnings’, which I think is a perfect representation of Arthur’s early home and …
Arthur P Jacobs: Purpose and Audience
In Arthur’s memoir, he very much speaks for himself in a very personal way. His memoir is almost a chain of memories …
Arthur P Jacobs: Education and Schooling
Arthur’s memoir includes a whole chapter on ‘Early School and Later Inspiration’, drawing upon his time at pre- school, and how the …
Arthur Jacobs: Parties and Celebrations
As seen in previous blog posts, much of Arthurs memoir focuses on his childhood. However towards the end, we also see snapshots …
Arthur Jacobs: War and Memory PART 2
As I mentioned in my previous post, Arthur’s life was shaped by war.. ‘Balloons and Airships’ introduced us to his memories of …
Arthur P Jacobs (born 1907): An Introduction
Arther P Jacobs, the only child of a post office worker and housewife, was born in 1907 in central London. Jacobs’s autobiography, …
Arthur Jacobs: Politics and Protest
One of the aspects of Arthur’s memoir that drew me to it so much was how it contained Arthurs first person view …
Arthur Jacobs: Researching Writing Lives
Writing Lives module and its collaborative research project has been an educational and worthwhile experience. It has given me the chance to …
Arthur Jacobs: War and Memory
Arthur presents different memories of childhood, spanning from when he is a child and growing up in war, to being involved with …
Arther P Jacobs: Reading and Writing
Arthur speaks about the influence of reading and writing on his life at varies times throughout his memoir. Being from a middle …