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Record Number: 10019


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'D. Did you ever read Carpentier's life, I've been reading it in a illustrated paper, 'e thought 'e was on a easy thing 'e never trained. Battling Siki knocked everything out of 'im.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1941 and 31 Dec 1942

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

unknown

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

[unknown]

Title:

Carpentier's life

Genre:

Biography, Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical, illustrated paper

Publication Details

published in serial form in an illustrated paper

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

10019

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

'The Pub and the People: A Worktown Study by Mass-Observation' (London, 1943), p. 239, in Mass Observation Online (access to this site is restricted to purchasing institutions, please see http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Mass-Observation-Online for details). http://www.massobservation.amdigital.co.uk,

Citation:

'The Pub and the People: A Worktown Study by Mass-Observation' (London, 1943), p. 239, in Mass Observation Online (access to this site is restricted to purchasing institutions, please see http://www.amdigital.co.uk/collections/Mass-Observation-Online for details). http://www.massobservation.amdigital.co.uk, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10019, accessed: 18 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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