Fredrick Hobley (b. 1833): Biographical Entry
332 HOBLEY, Frederick, ‘From the Autobiography of Frederick Hobley – a nineteenth century schoolteacher’, Alta. The University of Birmingham Review, No. 6, …
Special Update: Isaac Brown 6th April, 1880 – December 4th 1974 – Reading & Writing
Hello! This is an unexpected update for this blog. As you have read, I have already concluded this blog with my ‘Researching …
Nora Hampton (1895-1918): Researching Writing Lives
I cannot believe I have come to the end of my Writing Lives journey! Before I continue, I want to say a …
Nora Hampton (1895-1918): Reading and Writing
‘Chritsy’s Old Organ”, “What Katy did” to “David Copperfield”, “Oliver Twist”, “Dombey & Son”, “Robinson Crusoe” etc. and Pears Cyclopaedia which dad …
Nora Hampton (1895-1918): Education and Schooling
Nora was lucky enough to stay in education until she was in her late teens. She wrote about her schooling in a …
Nora Hampton (1895-1918): Habits, Culture and Belief
‘On Sundays we were in our “best” cream cashmere dresses with lace in our sleeves and neckline and leghorn hats – cream …
Nora Hampton (1895-1918): Home and Family part one
Nora’s memoir focuses heavily on the theme of home and family and so I have written two separate posts. This one covers …
Nora Hampton (1895-1918): Purpose and Audience
‘”They” say that it is within the ability of everyone to write one book, at least I have heard it said – …
George Acorn – Purpose & Audience (b. Late 19)
‘Most working-class autobiographies begin not with a family lineage or a birthdate but rather with an apology for their authors’ ordinariness, encoded …
George Acorn – Labour, politics & class (b. Late 19th C)
The industrial revolution and the late 19th century brought around some huge changes for the lives of those in lower classes in …