Record Number: 30822
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Wrote and read till lunch. Merry lunch, we 3 after which I read Whymper's book and account of the 1st ascension of the Ecrins. Prince Louis of Orleans passed with Faure and went up to the refuge. I left at 4.45 and got to the [Refuge] Carrelet at 5.50.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:30 Aug 1899
Country:France
Timeafternoon
Place:city: La Bérarde
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:Scrambles among the Alps in the years 1860-18691
Genre:Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel, Sport / Leisure
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsirst published 1871
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30822
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 30 August 1899 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=1952
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=30822, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None