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Record Number: 10151


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'On the whole I'd rather have a book like G. B. Stern's, or Hatter's Castle or The Stars Look Down. It's very sad to read, but it does give you life's problems, doesn't it?'

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:

Unknown

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:

Archibald Joseph Cronin

Title:

Hatter's Castle

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

10151

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

'Mass-Observation's Weekly Intelligence Service' (London, 1940), p. 127, 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:

'Mass-Observation's Weekly Intelligence Service' (London, 1940), p. 127, 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=10151, accessed: 18 April 2024


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