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Record Number: 12067


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'After carrying out psychic research and reading reports and hypotheses by Lodge, Crookes, J.A. Findlay etc. I know to my own satisfaction that death is a mere passing on to a continued existence. This is no Christian 'Heaven'.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

unknown

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:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

Sergeant fitter

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:

J A Findlay

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Astrology / alchemy / occult

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

12067

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

File Report 1315, June 1942, DEATH AND THE SUPERNATURAL, p. 26, 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 1315, June 1942, DEATH AND THE SUPERNATURAL, p. 26, 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=12067, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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