Record Number: 30829

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I had a most thrilling batch of "Timeses" yesterday containing Labori's appeal to the Emperor. I see by a local paper that the military attachés are to be interrogated in their own countries. I wonder if it will do any good!
The Transvaal looks unpromising. What a bore if we have to go to war after all! I had a nice long letter from you yesterday. I spent the day reading "CAF Annuaires" — if you cd only read the description of the places I have been over, it wd make your hair curl! They are a good deal exaggerated, the accounts.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

9 Sep 1899

Country:

France

Time

daytime

Place:

city: La Grave
county: Hautes-Alpes
specific address: unspecified hotel or 'pension'

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:

originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

The Times

Genre:

Ephemera, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned
sent from Smith & Sons (presumably W. H. Smith)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30829

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk

Additional Information:

Letter from Gertrude Bell to Florence Bell 10 September 1899 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=1078

Citation:

Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30829, accessed: 02 June 2024

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Additional Comments:

On 21 August Gertrude Bell notes to Florence Bell 'I've told Smith and Sons to send me the "Times" for a fortnight as I can't bear to be without news at this moment.'