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Record Number: 30946


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I always meant to ask you whether you read "Fidelity" by Susan Glaspell — of course you did, and didn't you think it excellent?'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1924 and 10 Jun 1925

Country:

Iraq (Mesopotamia)

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Baghdad
specific address: own residence
location in dwelling

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


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, intelligence 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



Text Being Read:

Author:

Susan Glaspell

Title:

Fidelity

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London: Jarrolds, 1924

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

30946

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

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

Additional Information:

Letter from Gertrude Bell to Florence Bell, 10 June 1925 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=833

Citation:

Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30946, accessed: 04 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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