Record Number: 10330
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I'm very amused reading in the paper about the trains yesterday. (reads): "Many trains had to run in duplicate and triplicate to accomodate the crowds." After all they said about running no extra trains at Christmas! My god! England is the place to live in.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:24 Dec 1941
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Unknown
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
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:[Newspaper]
Genre:Sport / Leisure, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10330
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
File Report 1030, January 1942, Christmas and New Year's Eve 1941, Notes major report on people's celebrations, p. 22, 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 September 28, 2007
Citation:
File Report 1030, January 1942, Christmas and New Year's Eve 1941, Notes major report on people's celebrations, p. 22, 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=10330, accessed: 24 January 2025
Additional Comments:
None
