Record Number: 30820
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Sat by my Germans [who had like Gertrude Bell and her guides, been climbing the Meije the previous day] and Mr Scott at dinner and then early to bed after reading a great many "Times".'
Century:1850-1899
Date:28 Aug 1899
Country:France
Timeevening
Place:city: La Grave
county: Hautes-Alpes (area usually referred to as the Dauphiné)
specific address: unspecified hotel
(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 and (by now) archaeology student, yet to take up formal occupation as archaeologist and political advisor
Religion:originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Times
Genre:Ephemera
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication DetailsProvenance
unknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30820
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 28 August 1899 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=1949
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=30820, accessed: 05 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None