Project Gutenberg 2018-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 181 Allen, J. S. O., Mrs. Allen, Mrs. J. S. O. Macdonald, Anna Allen, Mrs. John S. O. Memories of my life : $b From my early days in Scotland till the present day in Adelaide E-text prepared by Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the National Library of Australia (https://www.nla.gov.au) "Memories of My Life" by Mrs. J. S. O. Allen is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The narrative chronicles the author's life from her childhood in Scotland to her experiences in Australia. The book offers a personal account of her early years, detailing the challenges and lessons she faced, as well as pivotal moments in her life, often tied to her work and the domestic sphere. The opening of the memoir introduces Mrs. Allen's experiences as a child, starting at the age of ten when she began working as a housemaid in a baker's shop in Denny, Scotland. She reflects on her responsibilities, the family dynamics within the household, and her longing for connection and education following the death of her mother. The narrative reveals her observations of working-class life in Scotland, the struggles of the families involved in coal mining, and the complexities of gender roles and domestic labor in that era. As she recalls these formative experiences, we see the foundation being laid for her life’s journey, marked by a mix of hardship and resilience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Allen, J. S. O., Mrs Women household employees -- Australia -- Biography DU Text Category: Biographies 372172 2025-06-23T08:56:12.841510 text/html 371595 2018-11-05T13:26:20 text/html 199974 2025-06-23T08:56:17.476426 application/epub+zip 203430 2025-06-23T08:56:13.560473 application/epub+zip 203430 2025-06-23T08:56:13.195451 application/epub+zip 320263 2025-06-23T08:56:20.985410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283413 2025-06-23T08:56:17.091425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283647 2022-09-26T11:40:12.119238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353451 2025-06-23T08:56:12.490438 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 353462 2018-11-05T13:21:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 353469 2018-11-05T13:21:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19853 2025-06-23T08:56:21.127458 application/rdf+xml 16632 2025-06-23T08:56:13.288430 image/jpeg 2712 2025-06-23T08:56:13.241421 image/jpeg 130378 2018-11-05T13:21:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 183914 2018-11-05T13:29:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 130380 2018-11-05T13:21:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 184790 2025-06-23T08:56:12.889430 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog