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Record Number: 12062


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Man, 35, Jew. Entered at 6.10. Walked towards Daily Herald. A Cockney was reading it, Jew held one side of paper and read for 5 secs. The Cockney said, "Wait a bit, I shall soon have finished, you don't own the bloody paper."'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Nov 1938 and 30 Nov 1938

Country:

England

Time

afternoon: 6.10 pm

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:

unknown

Religion:

Jewish

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 Herald

Genre:

news

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ


Source Information:

Record ID:

12062

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

File Report A12, December 1938, ANTI-SEMITISM SURVEY, p. 22, 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 A12, December 1938, ANTI-SEMITISM SURVEY, p. 22, 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=12062, accessed: 25 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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