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Record Number: 10137


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Thus under one-third had, on their own showing, attempted to read all the nformation leaflets. But further questioning indicated that many who said they had read all, did not know how many there really were, and many thought there were only two or three of the leaflets. As a man said, "Yes, I read them. I read them all. The one issued by the Government, another by the Borough Council. Very good."'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Sep 1939 and 31 Dec 1939

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:

anon

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

unknown

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

information leaflets

Genre:

News / information

Form of Text:

Print: Pamphlet

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

10137

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

Tom Harrisson and Charles Madge, War Begins at Home (London: Chatto and Windus, 1940), p. 77, 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:

Tom Harrisson and Charles Madge, War Begins at Home (London: Chatto and Windus, 1940), p. 77, 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=10137, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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