Record Number: 30947
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I always meant to ask you whether you read "Fidelity" by Susan Glaspell — of course you did, and didn't you think it excellent? '
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1924 and 10 Jun 1925
Country:Iraq (Mesopotamia)
Timen/a
Place:city: Baghdad
specific address: own residence
location in dwelling
(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, archaeologist, intelligence officer and Middle East political advisor
Religion:originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Iraq (Mesopotamia)
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Fidelity
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Jarrolds, 1924
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30947
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/
Additional Information:
Letter from Gertrude Bell to Florence Bell, 10 June 1925 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=833
Citation:
Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30947, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
None