Record Number: 11664

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'A fortnight in London in June-July 1940, recuperating from Oxford Univ. Finals, I most clearly remember summer evening as yet undisturbed by bombs, spent reading and chatting with friends sprawled in deckchairs in Kensington Gardens.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 20 Jun 1940 and 10 Jul 1940

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

anon

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

University Student

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11664

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

File Report 715, May 1941, HOLIDAYS (BW), p. 7, 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 November 10, 2007

Citation:

File Report 715, May 1941, HOLIDAYS (BW), p. 7, 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=11664, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None