Evidence: | 'Most of the books I choose from the free library are for the wife. I cast my eye over the books vaguely searching for likely looking binding. If one catches my eye, such as a new looking book, I glance at the title and author. If that looks promising, I take the book out and scan the synopsis, if there is one, and then scan
the first page, before flicking over the pages and reading snatches of the dialogue. If there seems to be plenty of action, I choose the book. I avoid books about the present or last war.' |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1942 and 30 Mar 1942 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | anon |
Age | Unknown |
Gender | Unknown |
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, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | unknown |
Title: | synopsis of book |
Genre: | synopsis and blurb |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | borrowed (public library) |
Record ID: | 11881 | |
Source - | Manuscript | Other |
Author: | File Report 1332, July 1942, BOOKS AND THE PUBLIC, p. 145, 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
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Citation: | File Report 1332, July 1942, BOOKS AND THE PUBLIC, p. 145, 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
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