Record Number: 14587
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Had a nice night last night. Tommy Bloody Handley on the wireless again, read every book in the house. Too dark to walk to the library, bus every 45 minutes, next one too late for the pictures. Freedom is in peril they're telling ME!'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Nov 1939 and 30 Nov 1939
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Blackpool
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Unknown
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1899
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Insurance manager
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: Title:unknown
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:14587
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
File Report 15A, Date December 1939, WARTIME DIRECTIVE No 4, p. n/a, 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 28 April 2008.
Citation:
File Report 15A, Date December 1939, WARTIME DIRECTIVE No 4, p. n/a, 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 Comments:
None