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Record 11609

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Hobbies. Mentioned 10 times. Twice as normal, three times increased (walking, stamp collecting, reading). One "war outlook; making of aeroplanes, etc", one "Juniors play 'Germans and English' and 'Shoot the Dictator'". One "reading now of Houseman [sic], Eliot, and Owen", one "extra keenness in inter-school conferences", one "debates on hobbies".'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Between 1 Jan 1940 and 30 Mar 1940
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 Child (0-17)
Gender Unknown
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Unknown/NA
Occupation: child
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: A.E. Housman
Title: unknown
Genre: Poetry
Form of Text: Unknown
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 11609  
Source - Manuscript Other
  Author: File Report 68, NOTES ON SCHOOLS QUESTIONNAIRE (April 1940), p. 2, 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 68, NOTES ON SCHOOLS QUESTIONNAIRE (April 1940), p. 2, 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=11609, accessed: 28 March 2024

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