Record Number: 30864
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Sir F[rank Swettenham] lent me two of his books to read: "Unaddressed Letters" and "Malay Sketches".[...] Excellent dinner [on board Dutch ship] with funny Dutch peas and pears with our turkey. Very early to bed and read some of "On the Face of the Waters" — it is clever though I hate it. '
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 13 Mar 1903 and 14 Mar 1903
Country:at sea (Indian Ocean)
Timeevening
Place:other location: cabin on board the 'Van Reimsdijk' between Singapore and Batavia (Jakarta)
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:Oxford graduate, language student,traveller, yet to take up formal occupations as archaeologist and later, political advisor
Religion:originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:at sea (Indian Ocean)
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:On the Face of the Waters
Genre:Fiction, History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsfirst published 1896, Wm. Heinemann
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30864
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 13 March 1903 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=340
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=30864, accessed: 14 May 2024
Additional Comments:
Gertrude Bell continued reading this book over two days: 'Also [read] "On the Face of the Waters" which both irritates and interests me.'
