Author: EDGAR Harriet Maria (nee Downs):
Title: Memories of a Manchester Childhood. 1894-1904.
Description: A. W. Edgar. Norwich. 2003. (10381) Paperback. 98 pages. B.w. photographs plus map of Chester Road area. Fine in a fine papercover. "To Polly, Best Wishes" signed by Alwyn Edgar (editor) at top of title page. Harriet graphically describes Hulme and its slum houses, its streets and characters, its shops and prices, schools and theatres. A fascinating picture of life in a poor district of Manchester at the end of the Victorian age.

Keywords: Manchester. Social history.