Record Number: 30823

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'My day has been beguiled by a long Persian lesson this morning and a long [?conversation ?lesson with Mr] Frollock this afternoon! He has given me his Spinoza which is very interesting.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

17 Mar 1899

Country:

England

Time

afternoon
evening

Place:

city: London
specific address: 95 Sloane Street

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:

Oxford graduate, language student, yet to take up formal occupation as archaeologist and political advisor

Religion:

originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Baruch de Spinoza

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Philosophy

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30823

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

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

Additional Information:

Letter from Gertrude Bell to Florence Bell 17 March 1899, London http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=1036

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=30823, accessed: 14 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

The identity of 'Mr Frollock' is unclear from the material available on line.