Record Number: 30866
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Read some of Schultze's book on Java, lent me by Herr v Ditman. We got in unexpectedly early, about 3. The port of Tanjon Priok has outer roads where some English merchant boats and some Dutch gun boats lay at anchor and an inner, canal like harbour, small but exquisitely arranged.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:15 Mar 1903
Country:Indonesian (Dutch East Indian) coastal waters
Timeafternoon
Place:other location: on board the 'Van Reimsdijk' approaching Java
Type of Experience(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,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:Indonesian (Dutch East Indian) coastal waters
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:History, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:30866
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 15 March 1903 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=342
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=30866, accessed: 21 October 2024
Additional Comments:
This text has not, after standard bibliographic searches, been specifically identified.