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

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Record Number: 9956


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Sunday, Feb 4 (1940) 'Rose late. 11 o'clock. Breakfast. Went out to shovel snow off paths. Stayed in all day, reading, writing, etc. Thank goodness snow seems to be thawing.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

4 Feb 1940

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:

Unknown

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

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:

[unknown]

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

9956

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

"Mass-Observation's Weekly Intelligence Service" (London, 1940), p. 4, 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:

Mass Observation Online accessed 20 August 2007.

Citation:

"Mass-Observation's Weekly Intelligence Service" (London, 1940), p. 4, 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=9956, accessed: 13 November 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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