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Record Number: 10272


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'First of all I read the main headlines, then the various news paragraphs in order of importance on the front page, then the back page. I then turn to the inside news page, then the leader, readers' letters. Hannes Swaffer's column, other articles, then a general run over the smaller news items.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1942 and 30 Sep 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:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Joiner

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:

[n/a]

Title:

Daily Herald

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Politics, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

10272

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=10272, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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