Category: History
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Meet Freddy
It seems weird to introduce you to Freddy before officially introducing Edith but it also seemed a good time as it was his birthday the other day (when I started writing this post). Frederick Edward Francis ‘Freddy’ Bywaters was born on June 27th 1902, the second child and eldest son of Frederick Sam Bywaters (1878…
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Titanic Tuesday: Passengers & Crew
Just uploading mutiple weeks’ worth at once, in a blogging mood. This young Scotsman is John “Jock” Law Hume, whom I hold in very warm and high regard. Jock Hume (9th August 1890 – 15th April 1912), was a violinist in Titanic’s famously brave band. I came to ‘know’ Jock through his grandson, who told…
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WW1 Wednesday: Book Review: The Lie by Helen Dunmore
Following the anchorless, alienated Daniel Branwell as he tries to return to pre-war life in 1920 Cornwall. Appearing to suffer from PTSD, or ‘shell-shock’, he lives isolated in a cliff-top cottage unofficially bequeathed to him by the dying owner. His childhood friend and blood-brother, Frederick died in France, yet his literal ghost is a source…
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Titanic Tuesday: Passengers
(I know it’s Wednesday but consider this belated…) John “Jack” Borland Thayer II (24th December 1894 – 18th September 1945). Jack, as he was known, was a home-bound American, travelling with his parents.He was one of the survivors interviewed by Walter Lord for his iconic book, ‘A Night to Remember’ (1956), his account including his…
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WW1 Wednesday: A Review of The Passing Bells.
Welcome to WW1 Wednesday, otherwise known as weekly themed posts. Been struggling to come up with new content these past weeks, (but cutting myself some slack because I am writing my dissertation, no prizes for guessing the subject) so here’s something I made earlier on Instagram. This series is one of the two main inspirations…
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Remembering Edith
*Ideally this would have gone up yesterday, but I was working on a shorter version for Instagram (@thatliteraturestudent, this blog is essentially its evolved form) and that seemed a big enough task for one night. The next Edith post will be a more introductory one but it felt important to get this out.* … Described…
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The Loss of a London Restaurant; or The Past is Disappearing and it makes me Sad
Whilst spending a weekend in London, I wanted to find some locations, relating to the life and case of Edith Thompson (she’ll be a big part of this blog so you will hear more about her in due course). I was very keen to find the Holborn Restaurant. The main part, King’s Hall, is aptly…
The Hopeful Edwardian 