Nella Last | |
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 Nella Last (left) with her son Cliff | |
| Born | Nellie Lord 4 October 1889 Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 22 June 1968 (aged 78) Barrow-in Furness, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Housewife |
| Notable work | Her 12 million word Mass-Observation diary |
| Spouse |
Will Last (m. 1911) |
| Children | Arthur and Clifford |
Nella Last (née Nellie Lord; 4 October 1889 – 22 June 1968) was an English housewife who lived in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. She wrote a diary for the Mass Observation Archive from 1939 until 1966[1] making it one of the most substantial diaries held by Mass Observation. Her diary, consisting of around 12 million words, two million of which were written during World War II,[2] is one of the longest in the English language.
- ^ James Hinton. "Last [née Lord], Nellie [Nella]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/73539. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Meschia, Karen (1 July 2010). "Naomi the Poet and Nella the Housewife: Finding a Space to Write from: The Wartime Diaries of Naomi Mitchison and Nella Last". Miranda (2). doi:10.4000/miranda.1238. ISSN 2108-6559.