Record Number: 30891
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At 5 the Chelabi [?local chief] arrived with a large and picturesque following robed in white and armed with rifles. After visiting me he held a mejlis in the der. Before sunset 14 men came in from Zakhuran, all swearing they knew nothing of the matter [a robbery at the camp the previous night]. Read the "Bible in Spain" — splendid book.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 24 May 1909 and 26 May 1909
Country:Iraq (Mesopotamia)
Timeevening
Place:other location: in camp near upper reaches of river Tigriser
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:Linguist, traveller, archaeologist
Religion:originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Iraq (Mesopotamia)
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Bible in Spain: or, The journeys, adventures, and imprisonments of an Englishman in an attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula
Genre:Other religious, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details(First published 1843) May have been reading the 1905 'definitive edition on thin paper'
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30891
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 24 May 1909 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=785
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=30891, accessed: 06 May 2024
Additional Comments:
Gertrude Bell records finishing this book two day later, while still investigatig the theft at her camp.
