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Record Number: 14589


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'According to what I've read everything seems to be going very satisfactorily, but not knowing the country, I've no idea what we're up against, but I think the Germans are still powerful, and there's plenty hard jobs ahead of us before we get them to crack.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 May 1943 and 30 Jun 1943

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:

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:

unknown

Genre:

news?

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

14589

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Author:

File Report 1867, July 1943, FORTNIGHTLY BULLETIN (12), p. 17, 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 1867, July 1943, FORTNIGHTLY BULLETIN (12), p. 17, 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=14589, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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