Tag: ediththompson
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100 Years of Edith’s Letters: 11th July 1922
From now, I’m going to be posting about Edith’s letters on their centenary. All letters are written by Edith to Freddy unless otherwise noted. [Date: Tuesday 11th July 1922] Darlint Pal, I dont think Ive got anything to tell you just the ordinary things that happen every day & I somehow dont think you want me…
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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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Books I Wish Everyone Would Read (Because I Loved Them So Much)
(As I am of the ‘YouTube generation’, this post was inspired by the YouTube content of Jack Edwards (check him out if you want to listen to relaxing chat about books or just want some recommendations)). A lot of my favourite books don’t seem very well-known, I’m always telling Mum to read them because no…
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‘When Winter Came’: A Series of Haikus
More writings and scribbles. Wrote some haikus for a creative folio. All the usual sources. ‘When Winter Came’: A Series of Haikus Edith When winter cameShe was alone, with condemnationFear and grief, yet books. Freddy When winter came,He fretted for her becauseEverything was his doing. Percy When winter came,The man lay still, out of theHorror…
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From Ilford, with Love
Welcome to the vulnerability corner, where I share ‘writings and scribbles’ of mine. Here, again, Edith is the subject but I tried to tell it through trains and places. (I’ve been reading train poetry today and typically, I write poetry after reading it). Edith got a lot of trains in her life, living in London.…
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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…
The Hopeful Edwardian 