Mass Observation Diaries (13 books)

The Mass Observation was set up in 1937 in Great Britain. Volunteer "observers" were recruited from all over the country and asked to keep day-to-day accounts of their lives.

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1	Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of Housewife, 49 by Nella Last 4.15 avg rating — 1,859 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Private Battles: Our Intimate Diaries: How The War Almost Defeated Us by Simon Garfield 4.12 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	We Are At War: The Diaries of Five Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times by Simon Garfield 4.05 avg rating — 264 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Post-War Britain by Simon Garfield 4.15 avg rating — 432 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Love and War in London: The Mass Observation Wartime Diary of Olivia Cockett by Olivia Cockett really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Wartime Norfolk: The Diary of Rachel Dhonau 1941-1942 (Norfolk Record Society) by Rachel Dhonau; Robert Malcolmson and Peter Searby (eds) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Wartime Women: A Mass-Observation Anthology by Dorothy Sheridan 3.85 avg rating — 121 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Among You Taking Notes...: The Wartime Diaries of Naomi Mitchison 1939 - 1945 by Naomi Mitchison 3.69 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Nella Last's Peace: The Post-War Diaries of Housewife 49 by Nella Last 4.21 avg rating — 566 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Writing Ourselves: Mass-Observation and Literacy Practices by Dorothy Sheridan 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Nine Wartime Lives: Mass Observation and the Making of the Modern Self by James Hinton 3.57 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Mass-Observation Day-Survey May 12 1937 by Humphrey Jennings (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Mass Observers by James Hinton 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars