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Record 11122

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'I read newspapers because of an intense desire to get in touch with the world. A day missed in reading gives one a sense of isolation. When I have had a weekend away, say, in the Lakes, although I delight in the wildness and loveliness of the hills, yet as soon as I near home in the industrial area, I feel the need to stretch out and see what everybody else had been and is doing.'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Between 1 Jan 1938 and 30 Nov 1938
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: Unknown/NA
Occupation: unknown
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:
Title: Newspapers
Genre: News
Form of Text: Print: Newspaper
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 11122  
Source - Manuscript Other
  Author: File Report A11, December 1938, NEWSPAPER READING MOTIVES AND METHODS, p. 8, 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 A11, December 1938, NEWSPAPER READING MOTIVES AND METHODS, p. 8, 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=11122, accessed: 28 March 2024

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