Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): Purpose and Audience
“You may ask the question, why have you written all this, about your life? Firstly, my family suggested that I should write …
May Jones: Purpose and Audience
“The little village where I lived was on the outskirts of a large manufacturing town, where all the mills found work for …
Mary Bradbury (b. circa 1900): Purpose and Audience
Mary Bradbury – Purpose and Audience Mary Bradbury’s autobiography[1] reminisces upon her childhood, in a staggered and disjointed manner which does not …
Alexander Howison (b. 1795): Purpose and Audience
‘I propose giving you a short narrative of your father’s life, as I think this will be the only portion your father …
Eleanor Hutchinson (B 1915): Purpose & Audience
“There would be no point in my writing this – all be it rough- account of my childhood unless I was prepared …
Minnie Frisby (b. 1877): Purpose and Audience
Regenia Gagnier points out that many working-class writers begin their autobiographies with ‘an apology for their ordinariness’ (Gagnier, 338). However, Minnie’s Memories …
Daisy Noakes (b. 1908): Purpose and Audience
‘I wrote it as I thought of it. When I wrote this down I never thought it would get into print. Everybody …
Annie Ford (1920 onwards): Purpose and Audience
Mrs Annie Ford wrote an autobiography as she was motivated by another individual. “After reading Mary Turner’s book, I doubt very much …
Ken Hayter (b.1940): Purpose & Audience
“All the events in the tales are as true as my memory allows and, whilst the characters are fictional, they can be …
Allen Hammond (b.1894): Purpose and Audience
Tomorrow Couldn’t Be Worse originally aired on Granada Television. Its intention was to create a platform that celebrated and emphasized the working-class …