Record Number: 30832
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I have begun reading Genesis in Hebrew with Dr R[osen, the German Consul]! It's frightfully thrilling — but as yet I have only read one verse so I don't feel to have become very intimate with it as a book. It's extraordinary near Arabic — much nearer than any two European languages I can think of. Arabic is getting on slowly and is as fascinating as ever.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 8 Feb 1900 and 14 Feb 1900
Country:Palestine
Timeevening
Place:city: Jerusalem
specific address: probably at the German Consulate, where Gertrude bell took her meals
location in dwelling: probably sitting room or library
(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 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:Palestine
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Genesis
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsHebrew edition
Provenanceunknown
possibly borrowed from the Consular library
Source Information:
Record ID:30832
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive, Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Letter from Gertrude Bell to Hugh Bell 11 February 1900 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=1127
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=30832, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
See also diary entries for 8, 13 and 14 February 1900, including a further reference to shared reading in Hebrew 'Dr R. [Rosen] and I rode after lunch but he was late and I improved the shining hour by reading Genesis with Kaminitz!' ('Kaminitz' appears to have been an individual rather than the author of a text.)