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Record Number: 11146


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I first glance at the personal columns, probably because they are on the front of the paper. Then I turn to the middle pages where the leading articles appear. Otherwise I have no special order in which I read the paper, - except that during Wimbledon I turn first to the tennis results.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1938 and 30 Nov 1938

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:

Female

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Daily Telegraph

Genre:

News

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

11146

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

File Report A11, December 1938, NEWSPAPER READING MOTIVES AND METHODS, p. 35, 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 A11, December 1938, NEWSPAPER READING MOTIVES AND METHODS, p. 35, 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=11146, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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