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Record 12015

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'On Monday, January 15, saw an Evening Standard placard with the words, "Hitler Will March, says Paris". But in the Star the same evening was a summary of an article by Pertinax, who said Hitler was bluffing and would not march. The opinion I formed form this was that in future I could place no reliance upon news from Paris.'
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Between 1 Jan 1940 and 30 Sep 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 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: Evening Standard
Genre: news
Form of Text: Print: Newspaper
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 12015  
Source - Manuscript Other
  Author: File Report 470, October 1940, THE SOCIAL FUNCTION OF THE PRESS (RF), p. 6, 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 470, October 1940, THE SOCIAL FUNCTION OF THE PRESS (RF), p. 6, 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=12015, accessed: 28 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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