Hillocks, Rev J. L.
Life and Struggles:
(John S. Marr, no date).
Edited by Rev. Geo. Gilfillan. Hardback. Lacks fly leaf and title page, red boards darkened, board edges and corners worn, otherwise good. xii + 184pp. Order No. NSBK-A5917
Keywords: B00086WSME, Dundee, Edinburgh, Scotland, Scottish, social history, religion, religious, biographies, biography, education, schools, life struggles, autobiography, autobiographies, Rev. J.L. Hillocks, Scots, Britain, British, Victorian, nineteenth century, philanthropy, philanthropists, self-education, self-help, work ethic, self-taught, self-made man, antiquarian
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Symes, R. A.
Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings: a Guide for Family Historians
(Pen and Sword, 2016).
Could your ancestors write their own names or did they mark official documents with a cross? Why did great-grandfather write so cryptically on a postcard home during the First World War? Why did great-grandmother copy all the letters she wrote into letter-books? How unusual was it that great-uncle sat down and wrote a poem, or a memoir? Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together and managing their collective affairs. With industrialisation, improved education, and far more geographical mobility, British people of all classes were writing for new purposes, with new implements, in new styles, using new modes of expression and new methods of communication (e.g. telegrams and postcards). Our ancestors had an itch for scribbling from the most basic marks (initials, signatures and graffiti on objects as varied as trees, rafters and window ledges), through more emotionally-charged kinds of writing such as letters and diaries, to more creative works such as poetry and even fiction. This book shows family historians how to get the most out of documents written by their ancestors and, therefore, how better to understand the people behind the words. Paperback. New book, fine. ix + 270pp. Order No. NSBK-A15529
Keywords: 9781473855434, family, geneaology, family trees, geneaological, diaries, social history, family historians, ancestors, literacy, correspondence, journals, autobiographies, signatures, commonplace books
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Cooper, Thomas.
The Life of Thomas Cooper:
(Leicester UP, 1971).
With an introduction by John Saville. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 400pp. Order No. NSBK-A8323
Keywords: 0718550161, Thomas Cooper, autobiography, autobiographical, autobiographies, lives, life histories, life history, memoir, working, man, Chartists, Chartism, nineteenth century, 19th, Leicester, Leicestershire, working class, working-class, classes, Victorian, political, politics, John Saville
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Sadat, Jehan.
A Woman of Egypt:
(Simon Schuster, 1987).
Hardback. Very good in creased dustwrapper. 478pp. Order No. NSBK-C5430
Keywords: 0671540713, Anwar Sadat, Jehan Sadat, Cairo, Egypt, autobiography, autobiographies, life history, life histories, memoirs, woman writer, women writers, marriage, politics, Gamal Abdel Nasser, President Sadat, feminists, feminism, women's history, Muslim, Islam, Israel, Victory Day
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Oakley, Ann.
Man and Wife: Richard and Kay Titmuss: My Parents Early Years
(Flamingo, 1997).
Paperback. Spine creased and cover edges worn, otherwise good. xiii + 338pp. Order No. NSBK-C10416
Keywords: 0006550134, parents, Richard Titmuss, Kay Titmuss, Kay Miller, welfare state, biography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, feminism, feminists, family, social history, families, Britain, British, England, English, twentieth century, 20th
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Ping-Ying, Hsieh.
The Autobiography of a Chinese Girl: A Genuine Autobiography
(George Allen and Unwin, 5th impress., 1945).
With a Preface by Gordon Bottomley. Translated into English with an introduction by Tsui Chi. Hardback. Very good in slightly soiled, slightly chipped dw. 216pp. Order No. NSBK-C4697
Keywords: B000HGWTVA, China, Chinese, autobiography, autobiographies, memoirs, life histories, history, histories, Hsieh Ping-Ying
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Martineau, Harriet.
Harriet Martineau's Autobiography:
(Virago, 1983 rpt of Smith, Elder, 3rd edit., 1877).
Volume II. With an introduction by Gaby Weiner. Paperback. Light foxing to page edges, otherwise very good. xii + 510pp. Order No. NSBK-A620
Keywords: 086068430X, Harriet Martineau, autobiography, women writers, Unitarian, political economy, feminism, history, nineteenth century, woman, Victorian, autobiographies, Britain, British, England, English
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Sand, George.
My Life: George Sand
(Harper and Row, 1979).
Translated and Adapted by Dan Hofstadter. Hardback. Very good in slightly chipped dustwrapper. viii + 246pp. Order No. NSBK-C5967
Keywords: 0060137665, Mme Dudevant, George Sand, women writers, socialism, France, French, history, autobiographies, autobiography, autobiographical, life history, life histories, socialists, socialist, feminist, feminists, feminism
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Besant, Annie.
An Autobiography:
(3rd impression with new preface, second edition, 1908).
Illustrated. Hardback. Fly leaf loose, frontispiece and intro pages shakey, splitting internally at spine, otherwise a good working copy with wear to edges. 368pp. Order No. NSBK-C15764
Keywords: Annie Besant, memoir, autobiography, religion, women's history, religious, theosophy, life story, autobiographies, antiquarian
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Thomas, Robert.
Sir Bob: The Autobiography of Sir Robert Thomas
(Nene Litho, 1984).
Hardback. Good in dustwrapper. 208pp. Order No. NSBK-A13423
Keywords: 0863171214, Sir Bob, Sir Robert Thomas, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs, self history, self histories, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
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