Record Number: 30801
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We even sat on deck though the ship rolled too much to allow of our having up deck chairs. Read Rose's "Greek War" lent me by Sir W.S. [Smith]; "Life of Nicholson" the day before and Corleone before that.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:2 Jan 1898
Country:at sea (Atlantic Ocean) en route for Caribbean
Timedaytime
Place:other location: on board the 'Para', possibly on deck.
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:at sea (Atlantic Ocean) en route for Caribbean
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Life of John Nicholson: soldier and administrator Based on private and hitherto unpublished documents.
Genre:Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book, Unknown
Publication DetailsLondon: John Murray, 1897
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30801
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 3 January 1898 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=1693
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=30801, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Identity of text read uncertain, but the recently published biography of Sir John Nicholson seems the most likely candidate.