Jellied Eels and Zeppelins; Witness to a Vanished Age

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781854182487
• ISBN10: 185418248X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-04-28
• Publisher: Thorogood

Summary

... the number of people able to give a first hand account of day-to-day life in the early part of the last century naturally diminishes. The small but telling detail disappears. Ethel May Elvin was born in 1906; she recalls her father's account of standing sentry at Queen Victoria's funeral, the privations and small pleasures of a working-class Edwardian childhood, growing up through the First World War and surviving the Second. Anyone intrigued by the small events of history, how the majority actually lived day to day, will find this a unique and fascinating book.

Table of Contents

1909-1923	p. 1
Chocolates and Shoe Leather	p. 2
Busbies, Prawns and Bing, Bing, Bing!	p. 11
Inkwells, Laundry and Doh-Ray-Me	p. 16
Cockles, Carts and Motor Cars	p. 21
Jellied Eels and Christmas Time	p. 24
Zeppelins, Dolls and 'spanish Flu'	p. 31
1923-1939	p. 45
Hats, Coats and Cameras	p. 46
Lucky Dreams and Boyfriends	p. 51
Strikes, Frosts and a Total Eclipse	p. 60
Friends, Fun and Frolics	p. 63
More Cameras, Pineapples and Nice Hot Rolls	p. 74
Motor Bikes and Primus Stoves	p. 77
1939-1945	p. 81
Doodlebugs and Dugouts	p. 82
Roses and Wedding Cakes	p. 88
Boots, Bugs and Knickers!	p. 93
Rissoles, Swedes and Rhubarb Wine	p. 98
Big Bands and Booby Traps	p. 101
Fancy Dress and Fireworks	p. 103
Jews and Views	p. 105
1945-2003	p. 109
Pinks, Pails, Bricks and Nails	p. 110
Pigs, Teeth and Damson Jam	p. 115
Bombs, Buses and Dalmatian Bill	p. 122
Collections, Councils and Clubs	p. 125
Eating 'Ats and Highway Codes	p. 128
Dutch Flowers and Scottish Lochs	p. 130
Secrets and Reflections	p. 132
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