Walter John Eugene Elliott (1890- 1977): Home and Family
Walter’s memoirs focus on his life up until the Armistice of The Great War, when he was 28. Readers are therefore given …
Molly Keen Childhood Memories (1903-1921): Habits, Culture and Belief
Many of Molly Keen’s habits derive from her immediate family, from the culture and beliefs they shared. The Keen family were a …
Anthony Errington (1778-1848): Purpose and Audience
The reason of my wrighting the particulars of my life and transactions are to inform my famely and the world. I write …
Mary Denison (1906 – 1997): Life writing, class and identity.
‘But your nursey years were running to a close, your private school years, your childhood years. All running to a close, coming …
Mary Norreen Hart (b.1928): Habits and Beliefs
“The Church of Christ was a haven” For many during the 20th century, religion was a way of life. But, for many …
Henrietta Burkin (born 1904): Habits, Culture and Beliefs
Henrietta’s memoir reminisces on a variety of hobbies and cultural activities in her community. These activities are heavily influenced by her beliefs …
H J Harris (b.1903): Home and Family
I have decided to have two separate sections for the theme of ‘Home and Family’ because HJ has memories from his time …
Patrick McGeown (b. 1897): Habits, Culture and Beliefs
A gaslit home in a gaslit town where drunks often blew out the light and died in the night’ – (41) If …
Joseph Terry (1816-1889) : An Introduction
Years rolled away and I was tossed mercilessly on the ocean of life (Terry 40) A memoir is unlike any other form …
Alfred Ireson (b.1856): An Introduction
Reading a memoir may be the most intimate of all experiences in the literature world. Like fiction, the reader becomes attached to …