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Record 10610

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'was reading Hitler's speech (oddly enough I read Hitler's speeches but very seldom read Churchill's I feel there is much truth in what he says. This statement, is, I suppose, more or less treasonable. While I was reading the speech, Vi. said "Our Manager was reading aloud bits of Hitler's speech. "What did you all think of it?" I asked. "Well, Mr. B., (the Manager) said it was all bluster, but I thought that Hitler is a very clever man cos he's done everything he said he was going to do in "Mein Kampf". I dont hate him at all now, somehow, because he hates all the aristocracy and is for our class, and that's what I like".'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Between 1 Jan 1941 and 31 Jan 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: anon
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Unknown
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: Commercial artist
Religion: unknown
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Adolf Hitler
Title: Speeches
Genre: Politics
Form of Text: Print: Unknown
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 10610  
Source - Manuscript Other
  Author: File Report 574, February 1941, WAR IN DECEMBER DIARIES, p. 29, 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 574, February 1941, WAR IN DECEMBER DIARIES, p. 29, 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/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10610, accessed: 24 April 2024

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