Record Number: 31092

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Despite my opposition ... I looked about for literature that would extend my knowledge of the subject [of Socialism]. One of the first and best discoveries I was a penny booklet on Christian Socialism, which the Rev. Paul B. Bull of Mirfield had written for the million. It led me straight into the light.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

1909

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Birmingham
county: West Midlands

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Vero Walter Garratt

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

17 Feb 1892

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (non-agricultural)

Occupation:

Factory worker

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Paul B. Bull

Title:

What Is Socialism?

Genre:

Other religious, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Pamphlet

Publication Details

Mirfield Manuals for the Millions, no. 29.

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

31092

Source:

Print

Author:

Vero Walter Garratt

Editor:

n/a

Title:

A Man in the Street

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1939

Vol:

n/a

Page:

97

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Vero Walter Garratt, A Man in the Street, (London, 1939), n/a, p. 97, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31092, accessed: 19 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None