Record Number: 12283
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I read about one book per day.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1941 and 31 Dec 1945
Country:England
Timemorning
afternoon
evening
daytime
night
city: Failsworth (near Oldham)
county: Lancashire
specific address: 35 Newton Road, Failsworth
location in dwelling: all over
other location: anywhere
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:3 Jul 1933
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
upper working class (at the time)(now professional + academic)
school child (at the time)
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
family, but not when I was using a torch to read under the blankets
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:various
Genre:Bible, Classics, Fiction, History, Poetry, Children's Lit, Geography / Travel, Sport / Leisure, Textbook / self-education, Science, Arts / architecture, Ephemera, Mathematics, Technology, Natural history, Miscellany / Anthology, Astrology / alchemy / occult, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Advertisement, Book, Form, Handbill, Newspaper, Poster, Serial / periodical, Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (public library)
my grandfathers library/National Geographic from neighbour's dustbin
Source Information:
Record ID:12283
Source - Manuscript:Other
Author:Testimony of living reader about his reading 1941-1945.,
Citation:Testimony of living reader about his reading 1941-1945., http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12283, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Authors read included Haggard, Sayers, Collins, Christie, Goethe. Texts included the National Geographic, Childrens Newspapers Goethe (in German), History, Quick magazine.
