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Record Number: 11658


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'It's funny isn't it. Looks as if they want to get him out of the way. He's a bit too forward looking for them I think. And he's been giving one or two straight talks with the Archbishop too. I was reading Hannen Swaffer on Sunday and he said it seemed that Churchill's the stumbling block to any planning ahead.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Nov 1942 and 15 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:

anon

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Hannen Swaffer

Title:

unknown

Genre:

probably newspaper journalism

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

11658

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

File Report 1524, December 1942, SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS, p. 7, 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:

File Report 1524, December 1942, SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS, p. 7, 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=11658, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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