Record Number: 30865
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The coast of Sumatra is very low — we could see it as a belt of trees on the water. Felt very slack before dinner and went to sleep. It got hot again. Read some of Sir F. [Frank] Swettenham's "Unaddressed Letters" which are curious and rather good.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:14 Mar 1903
Country:at sea between Singapore and Indonesia
Timeafternoon
Place:other location: on board the 'Van Reimsdijk' near Sumatra between Singapore and Batavia (Jakarta)
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,traveller, yet to take up formal occupations as archaeologist and later, political advisor
Religion:originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:at sea between Singapore and Indonesia
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Unaddressed Letters
Genre:History, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsfirst published London & New York: John Lane, 1898.
Provenanceborrowed (other)
lent by author the previous day in Singapore
Source Information:
Record ID:30865
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 14 March 1903 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=341
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=30865, accessed: 03 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None