Record Number: 30768

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I am sending you a play of Sudermann's, "Heimat", which I have just read and which I must say I thought tremendous. I fancy it will suit Mr Hyde's taste and I wonder if Dr Jekyll could not make something out of it. It would be better for a little cutting and pulling together — 3 acts instead of 4 perhaps — but that is just what Dr Jekyll does so well. Do write and tell me what you think of it; the last act so carried me away that I can't help suspecting I must be exaggerating its value. Anyhow the fact remains that it has had the desired effect upon one person at least. I believe it has been acted in Berlin, but with what success I don't know.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 May 1893 and 6 May 1893

Country:

Germany

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Weimar
county: Thuringia

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Gertrude Bell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

16 Jul 1868

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Oxford graduate, language student, yet to take up formal occupation as archaeologist and political advisor

Religion:

Christian (Anglican) later declared herself atheist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Germany

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Hermann Sudermann

Title:

Heimat

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

First published 1893. Not trans. into English until 1896 therefore read in German

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30768

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 6 May 1893, Weimar http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=225

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=30768, accessed: 03 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None