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Record Number: 13893


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'a friend of mine read in the paper that some people had recently left Italy for America. She says they are the Italian Royal Family and that they are getting out of Italy whilst they can.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Aug 1941 and 31 Aug 1941

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:

unknown

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

unknwon

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:

newspaper

Genre:

news

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

13893

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

File Report 885, Date September 1941, Title SEVENTEENTH WEEKLY REPORT, p. 6, in 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 885, Date September 1941, Title SEVENTEENTH WEEKLY REPORT, p. 6, in 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=13893, accessed: 23 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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