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Record Number: 11720


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I read more. But cannot concentrate on the type of literature I like, preferring now, a light novel or auto-biography to escape the present day. With the loss of "US" cling desperately to "The New Statesman" & "Nation" in the hopes of gleaning a few facts which newspapers and radio studiously avoid.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Oct 1940 and 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:

Unknown

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:

The New Statesman

Genre:

newspaper

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

11720

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

File Report 492, November 1940, DIRECTIVE RESULTS, p. 11, 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 492, November 1940, DIRECTIVE RESULTS, p. 11, 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=11720, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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