Record Number: 30909
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I spent the day reading "Weekly Timeses" and sitting in Sheikh Muhammad's tent.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:11 Feb 1911
Country:Syria
Timedaytime
Place:other location: camp in Syrian desert
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:Linguist, traveller, archaeologist, information gatherer for British governement and Middle East political advisor
Religion:originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Syria
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Times [?weekly or Sunday edition]
Genre:Politics, Ephemera
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30909
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertrude Bell Archive Newcastle University Library http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk
Additional Information:
Diary entry 11 February 1911 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=884
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=30909, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
It is assumed that the texts being read were weekly editions of the "Times" since no relevant publication called "Weekly Times" has been identified. See also diary entry 17 December 1913, again in the Syrian Desert: 'All day I alternately sat with M. al M. [Muhammad al Ma'rawi] in the men's big tent and read my last weekly "Times". Cold and dullish.' http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=1032
