Record Number: 30866

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Read some of Schultze's book on Java, lent me by Herr v Ditman. We got in unexpectedly early, about 3. The port of Tanjon Priok has outer roads where some English merchant boats and some Dutch gun boats lay at anchor and an inner, canal like harbour, small but exquisitely arranged.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

15 Mar 1903

Country:

Indonesian (Dutch East Indian) coastal waters

Time

afternoon

Place:

other location: on board the 'Van Reimsdijk' approaching Java

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,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:

Indonesian (Dutch East Indian) coastal waters

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown [?]Schultze

Title:

unknown

Genre:

History, Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30866

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

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

Additional Information:

Diary entry 15 March 1903 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=342

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=30866, accessed: 03 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

This text has not, after standard bibliographic searches, been specifically identified.