Record Number: 30783
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Finished the journal to Stella. What a bitter story!'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 31 Aug 1894 and 6 Aug 1894
Country:Austria
Timeevening
Place:city: near Innsbruck
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: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:Austria
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Journal to Stella
Genre:Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsunknown. Possibly 1883 edition of Swift's collected works with notes by Sir Walter Scott
Provenanceunknown
probably owned
Source Information:
Record ID:30783
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 6 September 1894. http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=1570
Citation:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30783, accessed: 05 June 2023
Additional Comments:
Gertrude Bell started reading 'The Journal' on 31 August and records reading it on 1 September and 3 September 1894.