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 …
Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): Reading and Writing
…when I reached the pages of New Statesman. That was the greatest thrill of my life and from then on I reckoned …
Mrs W.E. Palmer (b.1908): Reading and Writing
Reading, cycling and dancing were their chief hobbies (3) From Mrs W.E. Palmer’s fond recollections of reading both at home and in …
Mary Denison (1906 – 1997): Reading and Writing.
‘You were carried into new worlds, your own mind and imagination were beginning to work’ (30). In the purpose and audience blog …
Edward Balne (b. 1895) Reading & Writing
Edward Balne, from an educational standpoint was certainly not self-taught. I have already hypothesized that he was in fact given more time …
Rosa Bell (b.1902): Reading and Writing
As we have already learned from Rosa’s Education and Schooling, Rosa was an extremely talented academic in her formative childhood years once …
George Mockford (1826-1899): Reading and Writing
“I remember about this time, some young gentleman from Lewes often walked in the evening to Southerham, and seeing me in the …
A. Gordon James (b.1885): Reading and Writing
‘I read a number of Thomas Hardy’s works. His delineation of West Country folk was so true to life that fiction became …
Norah Elliott (b.1903): Reading & Writing
“I was a great reader” Although Norah Elliott became a dedicated school teacher, her dream was always to become a writer. Whilst …
Pat O’Mara (1901-1983) Reading & Writing
As we know, Pat left school at fourteen and interestingly, his mother couldn’t read or write, so it’s incredible to read such …