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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 11657


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'(I am reading from her reply): "I hope I shall remember to go Church and thank God for our victory and our safety. I expect I shall talk of the future and its prospects with my friends. One thing I shall not do is to celebrate with the idea that everything henceforth is rosy".'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1942 and 30 Jun 1942

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:

Female

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown

Title:

letter about the post-war world

Genre:

letter

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

11657

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

File Report 1352A, Date July 1942, WHAT BRITAIN THINKS ABOUT THE POSTWAR WORLD, 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

Additional Information:

MOO accessed 10 November, 2007.

Citation:

File Report 1352A, Date July 1942, WHAT BRITAIN THINKS ABOUT THE POSTWAR WORLD, 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://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11657, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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