Record Number: 10136
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'"I've been calm all week, but yesterday I listened to the news bulletin and I got a bad dose of jitters. I read somewhere that they're going to move London to Canada, and I can well believe it."'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Sep 1939 and 31 Dec 1939
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Dance-band leader
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: Title:[news bulletin]
Genre:Politics, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10136
Source - Manuscript:Other
Author:Tom Harrisson and Charles Madge, 'War Begins at Home' (London, 1940), p. 36, 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, 1940), p. 36, 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=10136, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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