Record Number: 10610

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'was reading Hitler's speech (oddly enough I read Hitler's speeches but very seldom read Churchill's I feel there is much truth in what he says. This statement, is, I suppose, more or less treasonable. While I was reading the speech, Vi. said "Our Manager was reading aloud bits of Hitler's speech. "What did you all think of it?" I asked. "Well, Mr. B., (the Manager) said it was all bluster, but I thought that Hitler is a very clever man cos he's done everything he said he was going to do in "Mein Kampf". I dont hate him at all now, somehow, because he hates all the aristocracy and is for our class, and that's what I like".'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1941 and 31 Jan 1941

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

anon

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Commercial artist

Religion:

unknown

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:

Adolf Hitler

Title:

Speeches

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

10610

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

File Report 574, February 1941, WAR IN DECEMBER DIARIES, p. 29, 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 October 9, 2007.

Citation:

File Report 574, February 1941, WAR IN DECEMBER DIARIES, p. 29, 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=10610, accessed: 16 February 2025

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Additional Comments:

None