Record Number: 11152

Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Well, I'm a great admirer of her when she sings serious songs though I don't like her in films. There may be something in what the papers are saying about her, but I'm not sure. She's done a lot in the past to half [?help] the country. I was reading only the other day how she entertained the troops when she was ill.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1940 and 31 Aug 1940

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

Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

anon

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

unknown

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

Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Newspaper

Genre:

Arts / architecture, News

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

Source Information:

Record ID:

11152

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

File Report 356, August 1940, FOURTH WEEKLY MORALE REPORT, p. 5-f, 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

the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

Record Number: 11152

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Evidence:

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