Harold Gill (1919-2003): War and Memory
Harold’s memoir is dominated by the topic of war and conflict. From the moment of conscription in 1939 to his emotional homecoming …
Leslie John Robinson (b.1929): Education and Schooling.
Although education and schooling are not prominent themes through Leslie John Robinson’s memoir, the absence certainly explains a lot about the working- …
Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): Researching Writing Lives
Throughout the duration of my last semester as student at Liverpool John Moores University, it has been a real pleasure taking part …
Percy Vere (H.V.Smith) (b.1913): Introduction
‘Born the son of a flour miller March 1913. I well remember my mother holding me up to the window to see …