A Grimsby Life - Part 1: Henry the Ninth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780244926984)

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.

Author: Harry Goulding
ISBN-10: 0244926980
ISBN-13: 9780244926984
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 01/21/2017
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.77d