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Record Number: 11942


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'For light reading I like biography and travel - I see there are one or two out about the South Seas that should be interesting - I've only read two American books that I thought any good: I can't stand this Park Avenue stuff...there's nothing worth reading these days - nothing - in fact I'm turning more and more to the old books.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1942 and 30 Jun 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:

Unknown

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:

unknown

Title:

[biography and travel]

Genre:

Biography, Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

11942

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

File Report 1332, Date July 1942, BOOKS AND THE PUBLIC, p. 164, 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 1332, Date July 1942, BOOKS AND THE PUBLIC, p. 164, 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=11942, accessed: 19 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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