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From: Eve McLaughlin <>
Subject: Re: [UK-W&H] Painful family secrets
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 01:09:05 +0100
In-Reply-To: <000001c45653$79b64840$71642252@hal>


In message <000001c45653$79b64840$>, Arcadia
<> writes
>Hello Andrew,
>
>You certainly didn't offend me. I was just having a bit of fun, not
>intended to be at your expense by the way. I think that for someone to
>claim that they are traumatised by something which happened three
>generations earlier is pushing the realms of credibility, unless there's
>a book deal in there somewhere.
Cynical, but accurate enough. The attitude sounds like that of a woman
laying claim to 'sensibilities' because she lacks enough work to keep
her busy.
But Don't dismiss middle class memoirs though - all memories are
fascinating, and a narrow class reaction will not do. Try 'Edwardian
Childhoods' by Thea someone (?>?Musgrave_ which collects stories right
across the classes, from poor ag lab and cripple from Lambeth to gentry
child.

--
Eve McLaughlin

Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians
Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

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