Record Number: 11659
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'About twenty people gathered and sat on chairs - some in meditation, others obviously praying. At first I thought this to be a preliminary ritual to the meeting, and so in my ignorance started reading my Peace News.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Dec 1939 and 31 Dec 1939
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:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:Postal sorter
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:Peace News
Genre:newspaper
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:11659
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
File Report 23, January 1940, CHURCH - RELIGION IN WARTIME, p. 3, 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 10 November, 2007.
Citation:
File Report 23, January 1940, CHURCH - RELIGION IN WARTIME, p. 3, 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 Comments:
None