Record Number: 30841
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Dined on soup and chicken at 5. Read Whymper's book. Cold and mist all round. Decide on an easy day tomorrow as I rather feel the effects of the first day's gymnastics. Most successful and pleasant day, the only drawback being the extreme cold of the ascent [of the Aiguille du Géant].'
Century:1900-1945
Date:4 Aug 1900
Country:France
Timeevening
Place:other location: unspecified Alpine hut Mont Blanc region
Type of Experience(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:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Scrambles among the Alps in the years 1860-69
Genre:Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel, Sport / Leisure, mountaineering narrative
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1871
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:30841
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 4 August 1900 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=49
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=30841, accessed: 18 May 2024
Additional Comments:
See also record ID 30822 which records Gertrude Bell reading Whymper's book the previous year in the Dauphiné before climbing the Ecrins.
