Record Number: 30934
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The books you sent me lasted beautifully. I read the two Lucases (which I loved) and the Hutchinson (mediocre) in the train and am now deep in "Ariel" which is delightful. After that I can get books on board.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:24 Aug 1923
Country:France or at sea (Mediterranean)
Timen/a
Place:other location: on board the P&O liner S.S.'China' en route for Port Said
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, intelligence officer and Middle East political advisor
Religion:originally Christian (Anglican) by now declared atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France or at sea (Mediterranean)
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Ariel: ou La Vie de Shelley
Genre:Poetry, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsParis:Bernard Grasset, 1923 (see also additional comment)
Provenanceowned
sent by (step) mother
Source Information:
Record ID:30934
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/
Additional Information:
Letter from Gertrude Bell to Florence Bell, 24 August 1923 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=616
Citation:
Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30934, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Must have been read in French since English translation did not appear until 1924.