Record Number: 30948
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I read the "Great Randolfo" in the train yesterday and began "Black Oxen" — both very good.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Oct 1925 and 2 Oct 1925
Country:Europe, between Calais and Trieste
Timen/a
Place:other location: on board train between Calais and Trieste
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:Europe, between Calais and Trieste
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Black Oxen
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: John Murray, 1923
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:30948
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/
Additional Information:
Letter from Gertrude Bell to Florenceand Hugh Bell, 2 October 1925 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=845
Citation:
Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30948, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
No book entitled "Great Randolfo" has been identified.