Record Number: 12002
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We took our deck chairs into the garden and from 3 o' clock until 3.20 I read the paper whilst my wife knitted. At 3.20 I tired of reading and fetched out the mower and cut the lawn. At 3.40 the first bath-water was taken up - my wife's. 20 stairs and much perspiration.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Dec 1936 and 31 Dec 1936
Country:England
Timeafternoon: 3-3.20 pm
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: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:News
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:12002
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
File Report A4, January 1937, DIRECTIVES, 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 November 26, 2007.
Citation:
File Report A4, January 1937, DIRECTIVES, 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