Record Number: 30938
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I'm sure you have read "A Lost Dominion" — what a remarkable book! Well compare the picture there given with the views of our untutored Arab shaikhs and tell me if you don't think they are possessed of an innate political good sense.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1924 and 1924
Country:probably Iraq (Mesopotamia)
Timen/a
Place:city: Baghdad (probably)
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:probably Iraq (Mesopotamia)
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author:A. Carthill (= al-katil. pseud. C. Kennedy)
Title:The Lost Dominion
Genre:History, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsEdinburgh, London: W. Blackwood and Sons, 1924
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30938
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/
Additional Information:
Letter from Gertrude Bell to Hugh Bell, 24 June 1924 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=731
Citation:
Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30938, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None