Record Number: 10103

Reading Experience:

Evidence:

' I am disappointed that it is not raining, but bethought myself that it might rain at the time of the procession. I washed, dressed and shaved in an even more leisurely manner than usual; for I dislike hurrying over this operation, since I often feel worried at the beginning of the day, and I feel the need of time to brood on my worries. I prepared and ate my breakfast, over which I read part of the Communist Manifesto from Emile Burns' "Handbook of Marxism".'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

12 May 1937

Country:

England

Time

morning

Place:

location in dwelling: At home

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:

Male

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:

Emile Burns

Title:

Handbook of Marxism

Genre:

Politics, Philosophy

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

Source Information:

Record ID:

10103

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Humphrey Jennings and Charles Madge, 'May the Twelfth: Mass-Observation Day Surveys' (London, 1937), p. 317, 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

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Record Number: 10103

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