Record Number: 30854

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'It was explained to all "She is of the Sahib people, she gave in my house 4 annas and to a man in the street 2 annas, she has come for the purpose of seeing: Now she goes to the train house." My train was an hour and a half late — rather tedious. I read the "Times" and wrote letters. Cold and grey. Dined at Rawal Pindi at 6.30.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

21 Jan 1903

Country:

British India now Pakistan

Time

afternoon

Place:

city: Mankiala
county: Punjab
specific address: railway station

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Gertrude Bell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

16 Jul 1868

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Oxford graduate, language student,traveller, yet to take up formal occupations as archaeologist and later, political advisor

Religion:

originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

British India now Pakistan

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

The Times

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30854

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Gertrude Bell Archive Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk

Additional Information:

Diary entry 21 January 1903 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=284

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=30854, accessed: 29 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

Gertrude Bell had been visiting the Buddhist stupa, en route to Rawalpindi.