Record Number: 13889
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'He now referred to two sheets of paper, which he had with him, saying that he was late (no apologies) because he had just been on the telephone with London and he'd taken down a letter now being posted to him ("I shall have it in the morning written on House of Commons note-paper" he said) written and signed by eleven M.P's, recognising him as the official Conservative Candidate and wishing him good luck for the election. He read the letter from his own handwriting taken down from the telephone, stammering over the word "conscientiously" and over the names of M.P. 's which came at the end.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 May 1940 and 31 May 1940
Country:England
Timeafternoon
Place:location in dwelling: party meeting
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:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Politician
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:[a letter]
Genre:letter
Form of Text:Manuscript: Letter
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:13889
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
File Report 195, Date June 1940, Title NEWCASTLE BY-ELECTION, p. 18, in 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 April 2, 2008.
Citation:
File Report 195, Date June 1940, Title NEWCASTLE BY-ELECTION, p. 18, in 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