A Grimsby Life - Part 1: Henry the Ninth (Paperback)

In the late 1970s, retired Grimsby schoolmaster, Harry Goulding, wrote his memoirs, longhand, on sheets of paper rescued from a skip and they lay for many years in the safe-keeping of his grandchildren until they were transcribed into two books; the first (this book) detailing his childhood days up until the end of his college days; the second, `Man's Estate,' chronicling his often-turbulent career as an eccentric schoolmaster in Grimsby. In `Henry the Ninth' we learn of the poverty of his childhood; the struggle to supplement his 1/2d per week pocket money; the rat-catching and the pig-keeping; his annual trips on the trawlers; the yearning for independence from his domineering father; the family war over his grandfather's will; his struggles at school; and his eventual and reluctant choice of profession, among many other incidents, happy and bitter. In addition, his story represents a valuable local history insight into life in the poor quarter of Grimsby in the early part of the twentieth century.

General

Imprint:	Lulu.Com
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2018
Authors:	Harry Goulding
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	372
ISBN-13:	978-0-244-92698-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-244-92698-0
Barcode:	9780244926984

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