George Gregory (b.1888): Politics and Protest
George grew up in a way that limited his world-view. He was born in the late 19th Century into a working class family …
John Gibson (1887-1980): Reading & Writing
‘I was stood beside these papers to sell them’ (4). John Gibson’s private reading habits are not revealed to us in this …
Joe Ayre (b.1910): Politics, Protests and Class
Having titled his memoir The Socialist, it is unsurprising to find that Joe regularly makes reference to socialism and its ideas. When …
Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): Life and Labour (part 2)
In this second section of the Life and Labour blog, we will be exploring Thomas’s other work responsibilities outside of the mining …
Harry Young (1901-1996): Война и Память (War and Memory
Harry’s wartime recollections are a subject of particular curiosity in his memoir, given that over the course of the two World Wars, …
Fermin Rocker (b.1907): Purpose and Audience
Fermin Rocker’s 1998 memoir focuses on his childhood in Stepney before the outbreak of World War One and his positive relationship with …
Faizur Rasul (b. 1910): Politics, Protest & Class
The national movement had rushed at us, engulfing the whole country (7). Faizur Rasul uses the first movement for independence lead by …
Winifred Relph (B.1912): Habits, Culture and Beliefs
During the late 19th and early 20th century, there was a huge rise in rational forms of recreation amongst the working classes. …
Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): An Introduction
“I do not want people who read this to think I am any different to any other man that has reached the …
Frank Goss (b. 1896): Politics, Protest and Class
Politics is not a prominent theme in Goss’s memoir and is only talked about towards the end. This could be because the …