Record Number: 30840
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'It rained all the afternoon. I finished "L'Etape" and began Sir A Lyall's "English in India" and was rather bored and cold.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 10 Jul 1902 and 21 Jul 1902
Country:Switzerland
Timen/a
Place:city: Rosenlaui
county: Berner Oberland
specific address: unspecified hotel, after returning rom a nigt in a mountain hut and a long climb.
(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, student archaeologist (yet to take up formal ocupation as archaeologist and political advisor
Religion:originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Switzerland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:?The Rise and Expansion of the British Dominion in India
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1894
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30840
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 10 July 1902 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=194
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=30840, accessed: 18 May 2024
Additional Comments:
The identity of the text is not entirely certain but of all the titles of Lyall's works this is the best fit. Compare record ID 30839 on rereading and re-reading Lyall's Essays, and record ID 30838 on reading Paul Bourget's "L'Etape"
