Record Number: 30764
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I then read a book of Kipling's, "Under the Derdens [sic] ", which I had brought home with me and will send to you as soon as Grandmamma [Lady Olliffe] has read it. It is nothing like so good as the military stories, but it was the only one which was in. The last story in it is the best but it seems to me needlessly pathetic and without the power of the "Soldiers Three".
Century:1850-1899
Date:14 Feb 1890
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
specific address: 95 Sloane Street
(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:Female
Date of Birth:16 Jul 1868
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:recent Oxford graduate, yet to tak up formal occupation as archaeologist and political advisor
Religion:Christian (Anglican) later declared herself atheist
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:Under the Deodars
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsFirst published 1888, no information about which edition being read
Provenanceunknown
either bought that day or borrowed from London Library
Source Information:
Record ID:30764
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
On-line archive of Gertrude Bell's letters and diaries (transcribed) http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Letter from Gertrude Bell to Florence Bell 14 February 1890, London http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=1497
Citation:
On-line archive of Gertrude Bell's letters and diaries (transcribed) http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30764, accessed: 27 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
