Harry Dorrell (B.1903): Purpose and Audience
‘I do not want to die. I do not want to leave my loved and loving family and my secret life, secret …
Joseph Terry (1816-1889): His Mother the Martyr
Rosey-faced woman with one of the tenderest hearts that ever beat in a human Joseph incessantly showers his mother with compliments; she …
Harry Dorrell (B. 1903): Home and Family
‘Mother knew, with her concerned sensibility, that watching would quieten my fear.’ (27) Harry was the youngest of 8 children and seems …
Averil Edith Thomas: Home and Family Life [Part 2 of 2]
As Averil’s writing style refrains from directly commenting about her own individual feelings, the close relationship she has with each family member …
Harry Dorrell (B.1903): An Introduction
‘I hear the sounds that others make. They hear me, but they do not know my shorthand.’ (1) Harry Dorrell was …
Norah Elliott (b.1903): Illness, Health & Disability
Much of Norah’s memoir discusses illness, both physical and mental. Norah’s ancestors, her siblings and Norah herself suffered with illness and disability. Norah …