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

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1900-1945'And now for the best jest so far in Changi: the editors of "The Changi Guardian" suddenly have their cells turned inside out this morning. They are sent for. We all wond...Thomas Kitching [n/a]The Changi GuardianPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Jap Times and Advertiser" held a slogan competition.'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Jap Times and AdvertiserPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'A paragraph has been cut out of "The Syonan Times"; internees are not allowed to see it, but, with the usual efficiency, enough of the tops of the letters in the headlin...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan TimesPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'I am amused by a purchase I make today: it is toilet paper and on the wrapper it says in large letters, obviously as a guarantee of excellence: "British Product. Made in...Thomas Kitching [n/a]wrapperPrint: wrapper/ packaging
1900-1945'"The Syonan Times" is again full of articles putting the blame for the war on the Allies'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan TimesPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Times" advertises a movie in the Capitol, now disguised as Kyo-El-Gekizyo: "Love Finds Andy Hardy".'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan TimesPrint: Advertisement, Newspaper
1900-1945'To quote "The Syonan Times", "All houses will hoist the Rising Sun Flag".'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan TimesPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'Aha! The transformed newspaper is an accomplished fact. The issue of December 12th carries its new name of "Syonan Sinbun" (=newspaper) but this is number five. Where ar...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" publish a long interview given by the Bishop of Singapore a few days ago, which is entirely fictitious!'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" headline on December 18th: "Tokyo Wins War of Radio Waves". The newspaper lauds the superiority of Japanese broadcasts over those of the Allies.'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'A notice in "The Syonan Sinbun" again calls upon all owners of short-wave wireless sets to hand them over for conversion to medium wave only, "failing which punishment s...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'The newspaper reports that the so-clever Nipponese scientists are not only going to eradicate venereal disease, but also discover its causes.'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" advertises a slogan competition for the anniversary of the fall of Singapore: "Slogans should clearly show the invulnerable position of Nippon for th...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Advertisement, Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" reports that the museum authorities in Singapore are busy translating all the thousands of explanatory data from English to Nippon-go. English is to ...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" announces that there are 18 large mailbags in Tokyo with letters from Great Britain for war prisoners in the Southern Region - that's us.'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" reports Tokyo as saying that "the maltreatment and petty annoyances to which Nipponese internees are subjected in Great Britain and the USA are in sh...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" reports that Yamashita, the conqueror of Malaya, has been promoted to General.'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" for Tuesday and Wednesday surpasses itself.'Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" leader is quite amusing; it tells the people how changed things are for them compared with a year ago and adds in brackets "for the better" - in case...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945'"The Syonan Sinbun" reports that the Nipponese Government has decided not to consider Indians and the other peoples of the Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaya, Borneo and the...Thomas Kitching [n/a]Syonan SinbunPrint: Newspaper


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