William Wright (b.1846): Class Matters – Part 1
‘I helped my father until I was fourteen years old’ (16). I have touched on this quote before, but here we can …
William Wright (b.1846): Home and Family – Part 2
Before reading about William Wright here, make sure you have checked out Part One. It is important to see how much his …
William Wright (b.1846): Class Matters – Part 2
In the first half, William’s memoir focuses heavily on working, and being seemingly stuck in the working class. However, William was clever …
William Wright (b. 1846): Biographical Entry
Wright, William. ‘From chimney-boy to councillor – The Story of my Life’. See John Burnett, David Vincent, David Mayall. The Autobiography of …
William Wright (b.1846): Researching Writing Lives
It took a lot of thinking to decide what type of author I wanted to explore. At one point, I was considering …
William Wright (b.1846): Politics and Protest
‘I was with them for five years and did all the Government work with them: this did me some good in after …
William Wright (b.1846): Purpose and Audience
From the title of William Wright’s memoir, ‘From Chimney-Boy to Councillor’, we know his life is work-focused. There is also going to …
William Wright (b.1846): An Introduction
William Wright intrigues me, as someone who grew up and is still part of a working-class life, because it is the story …
William Wright (b.1846): Home and Family – Part 1
William Wright’s memoir begins with: ‘I was born in Alton on August 12 1846.’ (8) As of 2019, Alton is a market …
William Wright (b.1846): Life and Labour – Part 1
At the beginning of his memoir, William Wright shows how work had been present in his life ever since he was a …