Webb, Beatrice.
Beatrice Webb's Diaries, 1912-1924:
(Longmans, Green and Co, 1952).
Edited by Margaret L. Cole. With an introduction by Lord Beveridge. Hardback. Spine ends bumped, covers slightly worn, otherwise good in chipped, torn and worn dustwrapper. xxvi + 272pp. Order No. NSBK-C11987
Keywords: B0000CI9IH, Beatrice Webb, The Webbs, Sidney Webb, philanthropy, philanthropists, twentieth century, left- wing, socialism, socialists, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs. self history, self histories, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender
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Maurice, C. Edmund, ed.
Life of Octavia Hill: as Told in her Letters
(Macmillan, rpt, 1914).
Hardback. Some foxing to early pages, minor yellow highlighting to text, rubbing to edges and spine ends, otherwise a good solid copy. vii + 591pp. Order No. NSBK-C4485
Keywords: B01M9FUK1S, Octavia Hill, biography, biographies, autobiographies, autobiography, letters, housing, Victorian social reformers, reform, philanthropy, town planning, open spaces, settlements, dwellings, poverty, poor, paupers, pauperism, Britain, England, English, British, National Trust, commons, working class, working classes
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Burn, James Dawson.
The Autobiography of a Beggar Boy:
(Europa Publications, 1978).
Edited by David Vincent. Hardback. Good in slightly creased / torn / browned dustwrapper. v + 205pp. Order No. NSBK-A2992
Keywords: 090511826X, poverty, nineteenth-century, working-class autobiographies, autobiography, beggars, trade unionism, radicalism, Oddfellows movement, Britain, British, England, English, history
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Larcom, Lucy.
A New England Girlhood: Outlined from Memory
(Corner House, (1889) rpt., 1985).
Social Science Reprints. Hardback. Fine. 274pp. Order No. NSBK-C9499
Keywords: 0879280786, Lucy Larcom, autobiography, autobiographical, lives, autobiographies, self history, self history, New England, American, USA, United States, US, Victorian
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Drysdale, Ann.
A Pig in a Passage:
(Robert Hale, 1997).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, otherwise good+. 155pp. Order No. NSBK-C10028
Keywords: 0709060777, Ann Drysdale, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, lives, life histories, life history, rural, agrarian, agriculture, North York Moors, twentieth century, 20th, Britain, British, England, English
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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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Watson, Mrs Sydney.
A Village Maiden's Career: Life Story of Mrs Sydney Watson
(S. W. Partridge, second edit. n.d).
Authoress of 'Old Home on the Hill', 'Hubert Grantham's Atonement,' 'Kenneth St Clair,' etc., etc. Hardback. Lacks fly leaf, blue cloth rubbed along edges, gilt titles, pages browned, otherwise a good working copy. 392pp. Order No. NSBK-C7509
Keywords: Mrs Sydney Watson, nineteenth century, 19th, woman writer, women writers, Britain, British, England, English, history, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, lives, life history, life histories, memoirs, novelists, literature, novels, fiction, Wiltshire, religion, religious
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