| Evidence: | Q: Did your father read?
A: No. He was a poor reader. He would rather my mother read to him, I think, read him the book and tell him the plot. He would have the paper, of course. ...
Q: Did you have a newspaper?
A: Yes. We had the Post.
Q: And presumably your mother read that to your father mostly?
A: He read the Post.
Q: He just wasn't a book reader.
A: No. |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Preston county: Lancashire |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | anon |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | Lancashire Daily Post |
| Genre: | Ephemera |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper, Local newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 4190 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Social and Family life in Preston, 1890-1940, Elizabeth Roberts archive, University of Lancaster. Transcript of interview, 1981, with Mr M2P, born 1901., |
| Citation: | Social and Family life in Preston, 1890-1940, Elizabeth Roberts archive, University of Lancaster. Transcript of interview, 1981, with Mr M2P, born 1901., http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4190, accessed: 19 April 2024 |
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