Goodlet diaries

26 Sep 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 40

Week 40 begins with a welcome reprieve, with nobody from the Electricity Board coming around to cut off the supply. Summer was well and …

19 Sep 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 39

Goodlet ends week 39 by taking in some ‘infernal tosh’ at the Richmond Theatre (pictured) and facing up to the prospect of the family’s …

12 Sep 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 38

Week 38 is punctuated by several trips to Horn Lane in Acton (pictured) and news of the trial of a man who tried to …

5 Sep 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 37

Week 37 of Goodlet’s diaries from 80 years ago include a visit to the Tower of London, news of a cross-Atlantic flight, and some pondering …

29 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 36

Week 36 sees our diarist Alexander meet some other Goodlets in Hampstead, who had previously lived in Russia for three generations before having to …

22 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 35

“The world is just insane and devil ridden.” As the war drums beat ever louder, Goodlet fears what is to come. Week 35 also …

15 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 34

“After dinner took an hour’s stroll over Hanger Hill and was amazed at the busy, brightly lighted community where I remember a country lane.” …

8 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 33

As week 33 unfolds, Goodlet discovers he has (finally) got a job, while still enjoying himself on the south coast. A host of things …

1 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 32

Week 32 is dominated by an enjoyable sojourn to the south coast, including numerous walking expeditions and trains. Goodlet does, however, still keep an …

25 Jul 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 31

Week 31 of our serialisation of Alexander Goodlet’s Ealing diaries includes the usual mixture of domestic preoccupations and international current affairs. Among many things, …

18 Jul 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 30

The Spanish Civil War, dancing with a plethora of women and domestic worries are the flavour of week 30 of our serialisation of Alexander …

11 Jul 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 29

Week 29 sees Goodlet pop down to Brighton himself, before returning home to Ealing and pondering the ever worsening situation in Europe while getting …

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Goodlet diaries

The Goodlet diaries: Week 40

The Goodlet diaries: Week 39

The Goodlet diaries: Week 38

The Goodlet diaries: Week 37

The Goodlet diaries: Week 36

The Goodlet diaries: Week 35

The Goodlet diaries: Week 34

The Goodlet diaries: Week 33

The Goodlet diaries: Week 32

The Goodlet diaries: Week 31

The Goodlet diaries: Week 30

The Goodlet diaries: Week 29

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