Record Number: 30930

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Did I thank you for George's history? I'm reading it now — it's a wonderful book. How wise and sane he is and how brilliantly he presents the picture. The first chapters on England of the 18th century are entrancing.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 12 Oct 1922 and 25 Oct 1922

Country:

Iraq (Mesopotamia)

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Baghdad
specific address: own residence

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:

Linguist, traveller, archaeologist, intelligence officer and Middle East political advisor

Religion:

originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Iraq (Mesopotamia)

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

George [?]Trevelyan

Title:

?British History in the Nineteenth Century

Genre:

History

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned
sent by her father

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Source Information:

Record ID:

30930

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/

Additional Information:

Letter from Gertrude Bell to Hugh Bell, 25 October 1922 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=589

Citation:

Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30930, accessed: 28 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

The identity of this text and of its author 'George' is uncertain.The familiar tone of the reference suggests a friend or family member. It may therefore refer to George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876-1962) who was related by marriage to Gertrude Bell's half sister Mary Katherine ('Molly'), the latter having married George's elder brother Sir Charles Trevelyan. The book could be 'British History in the Nineteenth Century' (1922). Gertrude Bell had in fact thanked her father for sending the book (referred here too as 'George's book') on 12 October 1922.