Record Number: 30911
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We pitched the men's tent and lighted a great fire at which we dried ourselves — I was wet too. In a moment's sunshine we pitched the other tents, and then came thunder and hail and rain so heavy that the pools stood twinkling in the thirsty sand. I sat in my tent and read "Hamlet" from beginning to end and, as I read, the world swung back into focus. Princes and powers of Arabia stepped down into their true place and there rose up above them the human soul conscious and answerable to itself, made with such large discourse, looking before and after. '
Century:1900-1945
Date:17 Feb 1914
Country:Iraq (Mesopotamia)
Timedaytime
Place:other location: personal tent in desert camp
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, information gatherer for British governement and Middle East political advisor
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:Hamlet
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:30911
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 17 February 1914 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=1121
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=30911, accessed: 28 March 2024
Additional Comments:
None