Record Number: 10270
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I read the headlines and the adverts. If any particular headline strikes me I follow it up. Particularly comment on parliamentary debates. I don't read racing or Sports - save for occasional boxing matches (i.e. big matches). Keep off divorce and sensational twaddle.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1942 and 30 Sep 1942
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:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Chemist / druggist
Religion:n/a
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: Title:Daily Herald
Genre:Sport / Leisure, Ephemera, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Advertisement, Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10270
Source - Manuscript:Other
Author:File Report 1420, September 1942, Report on the Daily Herald Readership, p. 71, 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 1420, September 1942, Report on the Daily Herald Readership, p. 71, 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=10270, accessed: 24 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
