Record Number: 10324
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I should say in justice to myself that I am absolutely unmoved, except by impatience, at the daily twitterings of the leader writers in the press, I read them, Garvin and all, for they make light reading and are often entertaining, sometimes even instructive.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1940 and 30 Apr 1940
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:[Newspapers]
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:10324
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
File Report 126, May 1940, Report on the Press, Notes contents of newspapers; control of press; reading public; belief in news; opinion formation, p. 11, 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 126, May 1940, Report on the Press, Notes contents of newspapers; control of press; reading public; belief in news; opinion formation, p. 11, 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=10324, accessed: 21 December 2024
Additional Comments:
None
