Nora Hampton (1895-1918): An Introduction
‘It was myself who got into trouble as a tom boy and ripstitch’ (Hampton, 19) Born in Dudley, Worcestershire in 1895, Nora’s …
Charles V. Skargon (b. 1900): An Introduction
During the years following my North Atlantic journeys I often thought about those times, my adventures and dangers and mad rolling oceans, …
Arthur T. Collinson (b. 1893): An Introduction
From witnessing a shooting as a child, to seeing the likes of Kaiser Wilhelm and Alfonso of Spain buying newspapers from his blind …
Bessie Wallis (B. 1904): An introduction
I will be researching and posting about the memoir of Bessie Wallis, one of the autobiographies in the Burnett Collection. To begin …
Pauline Wiltshire: Introduction
“On my passport I came here with it said ‘retarded’. It makes me have to joke about it… my new passport says …
Albert Mansbridge (1876-1952): An Introduction
Albert Mansbridge was massively influential in the world of education. His autobiography The Trodden Road (first published in 1940) discusses his life between …
Lilian Westall (born 1893): An Introduction
Figure 1 Piccadilly Circus Circa 1900 “I rarely raised my hand because pride held me back from admitting poverty” Lilian Westall was …
Nora Isabel Adnams (B. 1901): An Introduction
MY MEMOIRS OF DR. BARNARDO’S HOME, BARKINGSIDE, ESSEX 1904 to June 1911 By Nora Isabel Adnams, nee Brazier. ‘We were placed in …
Charles Whiten Sanderson (b. 1906-1990.): An Introduction.
‘It is said “Life is what you make it”. I disagree. Life is what other people, and events, make it for you.’ …
Annie Lord (b.1899): Life and Labour – Part One
“…my first job was in service 10/- a week to start up at six in the morning and on the go [un]till …