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Record 11141

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'I always read sports page at breakfast and the rest in the evening. I read the Times in the train going to business, the Mirror at odd moments and the People on Sunday mornings. I always read hurriedly at breakfast and usually leave things of importance until the evening.'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Between 1 Jan 1938 and 30 Nov 1938
Country: England
Time: morning: Sunday
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 Male
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: People
Genre: News
Form of Text: Print: Newspaper
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 11141  
Source - Manuscript Other
  Author: File Report A11, December 1938, NEWSPAPER READING MOTIVES AND METHODS, p. 26, 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. 26, 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=11141, accessed: 28 March 2024

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