Averil Edith Thomas: Purpose and Audience
‘…but there are customs and happenings which are now part of the past which I must tell about now.’ (7) Averil Edith …
Hymie Fagan (1903-1988): Researching Writing Lives
In the beginning of my research for Writing Lives it was my priority to grasp an understanding of the British working-classes. I …
John Castle (1819 – 1888): Home & Family
I am going to refer to an idea I previously brought forward in my Purpose and Audience entry, the idea from David …
John Castle (1819 – 1888): Purpose and Audience
In ‘Love and Death and the Nineteenth – Century working class’[i] David Vincent introduces the idea of an author’s reticence, with particular …
Charles L. Hansford (B: 1902): Purpose & Audience
The title of Charles Hansford’s autobiography, ‘Memoir of a Bricklayer’ implies that he viewed the construction industry as his most significant purpose …
Charles L. Hansford (B:1902): Reading & Writing
The autobiography of Charles Lewis Hansford captures a development in his growth, and I have found that it is written remarkably well, provoking …
Charles L. Hansford (B. 1902): Home & Family
From Charles Hansford’s account, Home & Family life does not seem to be the most significant theme as he mainly focuses on his …
Writing Lives and the Burnett Collection of Working-Class Autobiography
Writing Lives is a final-year module on the BA English degree at Liverpool John Moores University, taught by Helen Rogers. Autobiographies are …