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Record Number: 11833


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'On the whole in these casual ventures I go no further than about 2/6 a book, and most of my reading comes from such editions as Penguin, Pelican, Evergreen, Everyman etc., all of which, note, have attractive covers and fair print for cheap books ... I am afraid I have left the impression that the look of the thing is all that worries me.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jun 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:

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown

Title:

[cheap editions of books]

Genre:

Fiction, History, Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Penguin, Pelican, Evergreen, Everyman

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

11833

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

File Report 1332, July 1942, BOOKS AND THE PUBLIC, p. 49, 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 19/11/07.

Citation:

File Report 1332, July 1942, BOOKS AND THE PUBLIC, p. 49, 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=11833, accessed: 02 November 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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