Record Number: 33557

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'We fell to wondering, while the evening light faded from land to sea, what the meagre history of Ineboli could be - so remote it seemed, so forgotten - and it presently occurred to us to consult the learned Strabo. There in his book was duly mentioned: "Abonteichos, a small city," "the modern Ineboli," added a commentator, and we gazed with different eyes at the small city which was backed by such a long line of experiences.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1892 and 31 Dec 1892

Country:

Turkey

Time

evening

Place:

city: Inebolu
county: Kastamonu

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:

14 Jul 1868

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Oxford graduate, later diplomat and archeologist

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Turkey

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Strabo

Title:

Geographica

Genre:

Classics, History, Geography / Travel, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

33557

Source:

Print

Author:

Gertrude Bell

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Persian Pictures: From the Mountains to the Sea

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

2014

Vol:

n/a

Page:

180

Additional Comments:

Pagination is to the 2014 IB Tauris edition. The book was first published under the title 'Safar Nameh. Persian Pictures. A Book of Travel' in 1894.

Citation:

Gertrude Bell, Persian Pictures: From the Mountains to the Sea, (London, 2014), p. 180, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33557, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

Bell reads a translated edition of Strabo's 'Geographica' - it isn't known which edition or translation she carried with her. Bell refers to Inebolu by its earlier Greek name, Ineboli. Pagination is to the 2014 I.B. Tauris edition. The book was first published under the title 'Safar Nameh. Persian Pictures. A Book of Travel' in 1894.