Jellied Eels and Zeppelins

This work of social history captures firsthand memories of working-class British life in the early 20th century. Telling narratives provide the intricate details that breathe life into history. Ninety-seven-year-old Ethel May Elvin recalls growing up during World War I and living through World War II, the privations and small pleasures of an Edwardian childhood, and her own father's memories of Queen Victoria's funeral. Other contributors lend insight into small events in history and how most pe