Record Number: 11714

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Except sometimes when my wife sits on the arm of my chair when I am reading, and proceeds to perform on my own nails, mine would always be fairly described as dirty (Wife's term is filthy).'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

other location: Home

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

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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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11714

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

File Report A21, July 1939, PERSONAL APPEARANCE: HANDS, FACE AND HAIR, p. 11, 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 A21, July 1939, PERSONAL APPEARANCE: HANDS, FACE AND HAIR, p. 11, 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=11714, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None