Record Number: 30766

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'This morning we have read and talked — it's very wet so we haven't been out. I have been reading Mr Morley's "Walpole" which Sir Lewis [?Louis] Mallet says is supreme — it is most brilliant and interesting.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

15 Feb 1890

Country:

unknown

Time

morning
daytime

Place:

city: London
specific address: 2 Audley Street
location in dwelling: probably sitting room

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:

recent Oxford graduate, yet to tak up formal occupation as archaeologist and political advisor

Religion:

Christian (Anglican) later declared herself atheist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

unknown

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Morley

Title:

Walpole

Genre:

Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

First published 1889

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30766

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

On-line archive of Gertrude Bell's letters and diaries (transcribed) http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk

Additional Information:

Letter from Gertrude Bell to Florence Bell 14 February 1890, London http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=1519

Citation:

On-line archive of Gertrude Bell's letters and diaries (transcribed) http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk , http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30766, accessed: 18 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None