A Grimsby Life - Part 1 Henry The Ninth

In The Late 1970s, Retired Grimsby Schoolmaster, Harry Goulding, Wrote His Memoirs, Longhand, On Sheets Of Paper Rescued From A Skip And They Lay For Many Years In The Safe-keeping Of His Grandchildren Until They Were Transcribed Into Two Books; The First (this Book) Detailing His Childhood Days Up Until The End Of His College Days; The Second, 'mans Estate,' Chronicling His Often-turbulent Career As An Eccentric Schoolmaster In Grimsby. In 'henry The Ninth' We Learn Of The Poverty Of His Childhood; The Struggle To Supplement His D Per Week Pocket Money; The Rat-catching And The Pig-keeping; His Annual Trips On The Trawlers; The Yearning For Independence From His Domineering Father; The Family War Over His Grandfathers Will; His Struggles At School; And His Eventual And Reluctant Choice Of Profession, Among Many Other Incidents, Happy And Bitter. In Addition, His Story Represents A Valuable Local History Insight Into Life In The Poor Quarter Of Grimsby In The Early Part Of The Twentieth Century.