Record Number: 10300

Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'At one of the three occupied tables by the windows sat two women, one about thirty, the other probably no more than 18. They were talking and laughing excitedly. The elder one took a newspaper cutting from her hand and handed it to the younger, and they were quiet while she read it. At the next table sat a middle aged man reading a periodical, and next to him sat two girls who neither moved nor spoke to each other. The man who was reading took out a cigarette and lit it without taking his eyes off the paper.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

31 Oct 1940

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:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

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:

[periodical]

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

Source Information:

Record ID:

10300

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

File Report 475, October 1940, Worcester, Notes general study of town (JA and DA), p. n/a, 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:

Additional Comments:

None

the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

Record Number: 10300

Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Additional Comments:

Text Being Read:

Source Information:

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