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A Ha’p’orth of Sweets Item Info
- Title:
- A Ha’p’orth of Sweets
- Description:
- A Ha’p’orth of Sweets is author John Knight’s recollections of his childhood in Brighton during the 1930s and 40s. Knight includes descriptions of his adolescent pastimes, the Brighton marketplace, and family anecdotes. Knight also recounts how Brighton was affected by the beginning of World War II, including his memories of practicing using gas masks in school, bombing raids, and his father’s enlistment. He reflects heavily on the culture of his Brighton neighborhood.
- Publisher:
- QueenSpark
- Creator:
- John Knight
- Contributor:
- Leila Abrahams Rob Skinner Polly Arnett Sheena Macdonald Danny Birchallm Stephanie Coles Polly Arnett
- Date:
- 1998
- Type:
- text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Subjects:
- World War II Brighton gas masks school bombing raids enlistment adolescence pastime
- Latitude:
- 50.8247988922688
- Longitude:
- -0.135341035582067
- Location:
- Brighton
- Language:
- English
- ISBN:
- ISBN: 0904733661
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "A Ha’p’orth of Sweets", Digital Collections, FWWCP
- Reference Link:
- https://library.bc.edu/ds/fwwcp/items/fwwcp07se04148.html