Record Number: 30785
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Read "Esther Waters" which I though excellent — so direct and simple — and "La Seconde Vie de Michel Teissier" which interested me. Prosperous journey — lunched in the train after the tunnel we read our diaries aloud; got into mists which hid the view.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:17 Sep 1894
Country:Austria and Switzerland
Timeevening
daytime
other location: in train between Innsbruck region and Basel.
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, yet to take up formal occupation as archaeologist and political advisor
Religion:Christian (Anglican) later declared herself atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Austria and Switzerland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:La Seconde Vie de Michel Teissier
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1894 Paris: Perrin et Cie
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30785
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 17 September 1894. http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=1582
Citation:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30785, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Edouard Rod (1857-1910) was a Franco-Swiss novelist and disciple of Zola, who in 1888 turned from naturalism towards writing on moral dilemmas and the conflict between passion and duty.
