Record Number: 31046
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'This has been a very uneventful week and I have nothing much to add to my letter to Father, except that I've read "Sayonara" and think it excellent.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 9 Jul 1924 and 20 Jul 1924
Country:Iraq (Mesopotamia)
Timen/a
Place:city: Baghdad
specific address: own residence
(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:Iraq (Mesopotamia)
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author:John Paris [pseud. Frank Trelawney Arthur Ashton-Gwatkin
Title:Sayonara
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon 1924
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:31046
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/
Additional Information:
Letter from Gertrude Bell to Florence Bell 20 July 1924 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letter_details.php?letter_id=741
Citation:
Gertude Bell Archive, Newcastle University http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31046, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None