Record Number: 30918

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Tell Mother I loved having the "N.E. Gazette" with the account of the Winter Garden. It seems a long way off from Ur somehow.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 8 Nov 1916 and 16 Nov 1916

Country:

Iraq (Mesopotamia)

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Basra
specific address: own lodgings

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:

Linguist, traveller, archaeologist, information gatherer for British government, army officer 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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

North Eastern Gazette

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

1916 Middlesborough

Provenance

owned
sent by mother

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30918

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/

Additional Information:

Letter from Gertrude Bell to Hugh Bell 16 November 1916 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=204

Citation:

Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30918, accessed: 02 June 2024

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Additional Comments:

None