Record Number: 30839
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I read Sir A. Lyall's "Essays", thanks to you! and reread them for they are so so good that I can't tear myself away from them. I want you to read one or two on religion and see what you think of them.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 13 Jul 1902 and 21 Jul 1902
Country:Switzerland
Timen/a
Place:city: Grindelwald
county: Bern
specific address: Hotel ?Baer
(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:linguist, traveller, student archaeologist (yet to take up formal ocupation as archaeologist and political advisor
Religion:originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Switzerland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:?Asiatic studies: religious and social : being a selection from essays published under that title in 1882 and 1899
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsJohn Murray, first series published 1882 and second series 1899
Provenanceunknown
probably owned, context suggests a gift or loan from Florence Bell
Source Information:
Record ID:30839
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 21 July 1902 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=1318
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=30839, accessed: 10 June 2024
Additional Comments:
The identity of the text is not certain but most likely to have been these essays
