Record Number: 30829
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I had a most thrilling batch of "Timeses" yesterday containing Labori's appeal to the Emperor. I see by a local paper that the military attachés are to be interrogated in their own countries. I wonder if it will do any good!
The Transvaal looks unpromising. What a bore if we have to go to war after all!
I had a nice long letter from you yesterday. I spent the day reading "CAF Annuaires" — if you cd only read the description of the places I have been over, it wd make your hair curl! They are a good deal exaggerated, the accounts.'
1850-1899
Date:9 Sep 1899
Country:France
Timedaytime
Place:city: La Grave
county: Hautes-Alpes
specific address: unspecified hotel or 'pension'
(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: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, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
sent from Smith & Sons (presumably W. H. Smith)
Source Information:
Record ID:30829
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Letter from Gertrude Bell to Florence Bell 10 September 1899 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=1078
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=30829, accessed: 03 October 2024
Additional Comments:
On 21 August Gertrude Bell notes to Florence Bell 'I've told Smith and Sons to send me the "Times" for a fortnight as I can't bear to be without news at this moment.'