Letitia Simpson (1926-2012): War and Memory
This memoir goes through only the Second World War in comparison to the other memoirs from the Burnett collection which go through …
Letitia Simpson (B.1926.): An Introduction
The public house or “pub” has been a common destination for many working-class people, in particularly men, for over 1000 years, also …
Letitia Simpson (1926-2012): Life and Labour (Part 2)
In the previous blog on Life and Labour the focus was primarily on Letitia’s mother, Mrs Dawson, However , the memoir also mentions …
Letitia Simpson (1926-2012): Researching and Writing
As an English Literature student, the texts we study tend to be classics, poetry and plays by the likes of William Shakespeare, …
Letitia Simpson(1926-2012): Life and Labour (Part 1)
My Day Before Yesterday speaks vividly about the professions and labour of the people in it. Due to Letitia’s memoir being about …
Letitia Simpson (1926-2012): Life and Labour (Part 3)
Letitia Audrey Simpson has had one of the biggest varieties of jobs I have ever came across. In a span of nine …
Letitia Simpson (1926-2012): Education and Schooling
Letitia’s education is not anything unusual for a working-class city girl of the 1930s and 1940s. In that period, and still to …
Letitia Simpson (1926-2012): Habits and Beliefs (Part 1)
Letitia Simpson’s memoir is full of detailed descriptions of recreation and religion. She writes frequently of holidays both abroad and at the …
Letitia Simpson (1926-2012): Habits and Beliefs (Part 2)
Letitia’s memoir features various accounts of holidays and recreation, not just involving Letitia herself, but the rest of her family and household. …
Letitia Simpson (1926-2012): Home and Family
What is striking about this memoir is the fact that the idea of home is very different in comparison with the idea …