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26 March 1874 10 Belgrave Terrace My dear Grandmama, My dolls
have given me great amusement you were very good to get them done
for me. We are very happy here. We like our riding lessons very
much. We went to a Circus yesterday we saw a horse march in time
to the music it was very pretty. I shall like to be with you in
London. Juliette is very nice. We are very well how are you?
Maurice and I send love to Grandpapa and Auntie Ada. From your
affectionate grandchild Gertrude M L Bell.
12 July 1874. Red Barns Coatham, Redcar. My dearest Papa, On
Friday we went on the sands, and dug a hole and let the water run
in and after we went along a little way and saw a fisherman
cleaning out his boat, there were some boys and they had a pretty
little boat, it had sails and a little rudder. Miss Ogle asked
one of the boys to show Maurice how it sailed, he did so. It
sailed very prettily, the old man said to the boy, come and work
or I will break the boat all to pieces, th . . .
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20 June Red Barns Coatham, Redcar My dear Papa Is it not a pity
that the raven is dead? Three lily leaves are above the water.
It is beautiful weather and I am going to bathe with Auntie
Florence. I shall be very glad when Rounton is built. Maurice
and I send our love from your loving Gertrude.
9 April 10 Belgrave Terrace My dear Papa. I like the riding very
much I see the primroses in the hedges and I am learning to rise
in my stirrups. One day we went for a drive with the maids and
gathered lots of primroses. We shall be very glad to see you
again and hope it will be as fine as it is now. Shall we have
some Easter eggs? I should like Ambrose to come very much. We
are now going out for a walk with Mahoo. Maurice and I send best
love and many kisses to you. ever your loving child Gertrude
(the children are both quite well. M.H.)
13 February Red Barns Coatham, Redcar. My dear Papa. I would
like to go to Torquay very much as I hope to find some pretty
flo . . .
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12 April 1877
Dear dear Mammy I am very very sorry you cannot come home. We
are having great fun with the little Johnsons. I think I will
know my piece, what piece shall I have next. I was so sorry I
did not write you a long letter yesterday so I wrote a long
letter today. Cootle is such a pet I can not say any more the
tea is just ready. I send love to Papa and all I am dear dear
dear Mamy your loving Gertrude
Dear dear Mamy. The Johnson's are here because of the new baby I
was dragging Kootle in the cart all this morning because she had
no goloshes on. We picked some flowers and put them in water
this afternoon. We get on very well with nurse. I put Walter
and the Becoo to bed last night. I mean to say that I folded up
their clothes and took them off Yates gave them their bath Kootle
did not slepe here and before they went to slepe I gave them each
a piece of sugar and a biscuit. It is so fine today. Maurice
and I send love to everybody. From your lovin . . .
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My dear Mammy We are having such fun here on wednesday we had a
bran pie and we acted a charade wich went off very well and then
a jew came who was uncle Tom and gave us lots of presents on the
day we came we went to a bran pie. Yesterday we went into Leeds
and we went to the Philosophical Hall Auntie Kate left us thier
all by ourselves then we went and saw the diorama. I keep my
diary still. We all send our love. From your loving child
Gertrude. (11 January 1878)
My dearest Mother I am so glad you and your boy are well. I am
not a bit sorry it is a boy. I shall be so glad when I see him.
How do you like your nurse. Have you found a name for your
table. What a pity poor baby's clothes will not fit him. I send
my present to him. Nurse made it and she says that if you like
it she will make you more if you will send some wool. I have got
a room to my self. Give my love to the baby tell him I am
longing to see him. Miss Klug sends her love to you and to him . . .
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22 February 1888 Lady Margaret Hall Oxford Dearest Mother. I am
sending you a pathetic little note from Maurice to read. Send it
me back please and don't tell him you have seen it. I have
written him several long letters but I rather thin he wants a
good many from everybody. He is the very sweetest boy I do
think. What it is that the boys from the Shops have stolen I
can't make out but I don't think from Maurice's cheerful tone
that he can miss it much. We had a merry tea at Lionel Teale's[?]
on Monday - Mary and I, the ...... and Mrs Talbot, Horace, Uncle
Tom and Bob C....... We all pounded down through inches of mud
to the boats and though there was a ripping east wind we seemed
rather to enjoy ourselves. Uncle Tom was very friendly and
pleasant. I lunched with him in Horace's rooms on Sunday and he
talked to us very amusing and instructively and seemed amused
himself. He certainly is a very able person. He knew the Warden
and was glad to meet him on Monda . . .
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12 February 1890 95 Sloane Street SW Dearest Mother. It has been
so deliciously fine today. Auntie Bessie and I went to 84
Piccadilly and walked home. Lady Humphrey looks rather ill.
Very weak still. Met Lord Carlisle in Piccadilly who stopped and
said "Oh HOW do you do?" and then of course had nothing more to
say. So I told him I was going to the Russells' where he said we
should probably meet and then we went our ways. It is so foolish
of people to stop and talk in the street - one only does it out
of surprise.
This afternoon I walked to Queen St where I found their house all
shut up, so I went on to Harley St to see about the magazine,
sending Lizzie back in an omnibus; then Miss Croudace gave me
tickets for a soiree at the Old Water Colours this evening, but
you see I have no one to take me so I can't go. I don't think it
would have amused me, unless you had been there. Then I went to
call on Mrs Green and found her out, so I came home. London
feels so del . . .
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1 February 1891 Red Barns Coatham Redcar. Dearest Mother. I
gather that you have written to Lady Pease. The little girls are
not very much disappointed.
I WAS delighted with Mrs Head's letter! The vision of her
walking among the leaves of Chamber C....... is too charming,
but I don't think a bonne mouche sounds nice-it suggests to me a
sort of blue bottle pie.
We had an amusing cooking lesson yesterday. We made little tarts
and an orange pudding - very good. It was very nearly an orange
and crocodile pudding for a piece of half burnt crocodile skin
fell down the chimney into the saucepan while Molly was stirring
it and was only discovered by Miss Mossop when the pudding was
almost finished. Of course we had to begin over again. How the
crocodile got up the chimney I can't say. I am thinking of
having it swept in case there should be any more lurking in its
depths.
Papa came home at 3 yesterday afternoon and found us just
preparing to go out. We strolled rou . . .
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<D(April 1893)>Weimar Tuesday. My dear Miss Thomson. I have felt
rather worried at having put all the bother of my history lessons on
your shoulders. You must have come to the end of Elsa's syllabus and
after much thought I have decided to send you Bright and the date book
which as it is very full and good will serve you for further syllabus.
You see I have not got Macaulay with me and even if I had I don't
suppose I could do anything better than Ransome has done. It's all
straightforward history with no theories about it after the accession
of William so that I don't see that an outline of my own would be of
much use to you. I do hope this plan will suit you and I am so sorry
for giving you so much trouble!
It's very amusing here - Maurice and I are just off to the opera so I
must quickly put on a hat.
Ever yours affectionately, Gertrude Bell.
Avignon Thursday<D20 (May 1893)>My dear Grandmamma, The Pont du Gard
sends you a little piece of thyme to remind you of y . . .
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2 November (1895) Red Barns Coatham, Redcar Dearest Mother. The book
is in your boots, says Mary, you snow boots. she packed everything
together. This check is no good for Joseph Wray is dead and unable to
sign it. Mary gave Mrs Wray the money so will you send a cheque for
1.0.3 to her.
We are all going to Rounton this afternoon - thank you for the two
novels. Papa is sending back A. Hope and I expect there will be more
to send on Monday. When you have finished Renan you might take it to
the L.L. as it will save postage - there is no sort of hurry, only I
mean I don't want it any more.
Give my love to Mrs Ward and Dorothy - I wonder how Arnold is
prospering at Oxford. Please tell Elsa I was much interested by her
account of Q.C. I thought the history questions rather nice - I think
I should have done the one about Will III and Cromwell if I had been
they, it was the easiest. Your affectionate daughter Gertrude.
(May 1895) Red Barns, Coatham, Redcar. Dearest . . .
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(5 Feb 1896) Red Barns Coatham, Redcar Dearest Mother, Mrs Wray
appeared with the enclosed as soon as you were gone and wished to be
paid at once. However we sent her away with an evasive answer.
We have had our aged friend to tea and we are now all sitting in
Elsa's room. She seems particularly cheerful.
You never told me what to do with the Liberty patterns. Hoggard
doesn't seem inclined to send the photographs today but perhaps he
will.
Your affectionate daughter Gertrude
(6 February 1896) Red Barns Coatham Redcar. Dearest Mother. I am so
sorry about your tooth! I hope it is out and that you feel none the
worse. Will you please tell Grandmamma that Lizzie and I arrive
tomorrow at 5. I have told Caroline I will dine with her on Saturday
and Flora has asked me to lunch on Sunday which I have agreed to do.
When next you go to Clarence, will you go and see Mrs Widow Clark
(Marton St); her boy is very ill I'm afraid. I have been to see him
twice. Also, Aunt Fl . . .
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York (6 January 1897) Dearest Mother, I have just finished Barrie's[?]
delicious book - to my great sorrow- It is a charming little work -
the only pity of it is that she could not read it! I looked out for
Papa at Middlesbrough, but he did not come so I suppose he was busy.
I hope you are having a quiet morning and resting. As for me, I can't
conceive what I am doing in this station, nor why I am going away.
It's too silly. I wish I were stopping quietly at home.
All sorts of smart people on this platform! One begins to realize
what the world is like when one gets to York, doesn't one. Never
mind, I'll be smart too presently!
I am so glad you are coming on Monday.
Ever your affectionate daughter Gertrude
12 January (1897) British Embassy Dearest Mother, I had the most
superlatively comfortable journey. I was by myself all the way from
Victoria to Berlin - even a cabin to myself. It was rather rough, but
I was not at all ill. Gerald met me and asked me if I ha . . .
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Thursday Spean Bridge (5 August 1898) Dearest Mother, I had not time
to write to you this afternoon as I was in Fort William with Papa till
nearly post time. Everything seems to be settling down - we have
found four ....... in Fort W. and there appear to be no difficulties
to deal with. We have also found a room for Lisa at the signal man's,
after hunting all the village over in the rain! 5/ a week - I don't
think that includes breakfast and I'll hire a bath for her at Fort W.
I hope you won't knock yourself up. It must be tiring for you though
you say it isn't.
It must be terribly sad at Sloane St. I do hope it won't last very
long. We shall be awfully glad when you rejoin your family. If only
we have nice weather for your arrival. It is cold and rains a great
deal. Still one doesn't seem to mind much. The house is very comfy.
Love to Aunt Bessie and Sophie. Ever your very affectionate daughter
Gertrude
Blarour Saturday (6 August 1898) My dearest Mother. . . .
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Friday 95 Sloane Street<D (January 1899?)>Dearest Mother, I went to
Pillischer and he said he knew exactly what Papa liked, only he did
not happen to have it in stock. He also said if it was to be ready by
Xmas he must order it tomorrow and the price with the lettering is
27/6d. It's in ivory. So unless you telegraph tomorrow that is
ordered. I had a very agreeable dinner with the Tyrrells yesterday -
Flora, Mr Beaumont, some Austrians, Mr Somers Coxe etc. After dinner
more people came and they made music. Mr S. C. does play the cello
so well; we invited him to come and play with you! He is quite nice.
This morning I skated since when I have been shopping; I dine with the
Russells en famille. Mr Ritchie came to see me yesterday; he had been
seeing George Curzon off and was very sad, poor dear! I DO think it's
a pity he could not go. Will you please tell Elsa that the Dic. of
Quotations is 21/ so we had better all give it to Papa. It looks
delightful. I won . . .
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<D1 Jan 1900> Jerusalem. Beloved Mother. The posts have all been
thrown out owing to the removal of the quarantine and no one seems to
know when letters will leave nor when they will arrive-except that
they probably won't leave and certainly will arrive late. I only got
Papa's letter about Grandpapa on Saturday and after thinking things
over, I telegraphed to him today so that I might feel that he was not
coming out against his better judgement for my sake, which he is quite
capable of doing. I have not yet received his answer, but I hope from
his silence that Grandpapa is better. Anyhow I want him to be quite
unbiassed by considerations about me; I am truly quite happy here and
though I hope he will be able to come, I daresay it would be good for
me if I had to stick to my Arabic, which does not progress at all
fast. I feel rather anxious about Grandpapa and shall be most glad of
news. It would be the greatest pity if Papa were not able to come
away and have a holiday, which I' . . .
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Wednesday (18 September 1901) Dearest Mother, I arrived at midnight
yesterday, after a shocking crossing - I was very ill too! - and was
delighted to find your letter and p.c. Everything was most comfy and
Mrs Webber came today, but I need scarcely say that the house is full
of painters! I have telegraphed to the Stanleys to ask if they will
have me tomorrow. Mr Tyrrell, with whom I lunched today, says that
they certainly will. I go to the Pollocks on Monday, vide enclosed.
I WISH Father would join me at Minstead and come with me to the Ps!
Tell him, if he would do that we would invite ourselves to the
Humphrey Wards, say from next Thursday to Monday. I should so love to
go visiting with him. Do try to make him spare a week's jaunt with
me. My box has come, but I still seem to have extraordinarily few
clothes! I think my green day gown - it's sister in colour to Molly's
- might be posted to me to Minstead that I may be fine on Sunday.
Also my green necklace, reg . . .
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Mount Carmel Wednesday 26 (March 1902) Dearest Mother, I am now become
one of the prophets - at least I make merry in their room so to speak
- and it's a very nice room I may add, and I am sitting writing at my
own writing table with everything genteel about me. But I will begin
where I left off which was at Limasol. The two old Americans proved a
great resource. Mr Paton named them Mr Dooley and Mr Hinnessy, and
their own names whatever they were could not possibly have been so
suitable - oh Mr Hinnessy, by the bye, was called Killalea! you have
to be an American to carry off so Paddy a name as that! They were
like 2 delightful old maids. They seemed to spend all their time
travelling together and most of their travels in playing the Demon
against each other for bets of from one to two cents. We taught them
Bridge in the evening which they considered a very elegant game. We
played unti 11 when I went to bed and they eagerly returned to their
patiences. On Tuesd . . .
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2 January 1903 1st Visitor's Camp. Delhi. Dearest Mother, Now I'm
going to tell you some of the gossip of the Durbar. It's very curious
collecting opinions about Lord Curzon; I'm gradually coming to the
conclusion that he is something of a great man, but there is no doubt
that he is extremely unpopular. Chiefly among the soldier people.
Even Arthur, who is by no means anti Indian, says "Since Lord C's time
began the natives have learnt to push you off the pavement." An
unfortunate instance occurred quite lately and much capital has been
made out of it. A punkah coolie belonging to the 9th Lancers was
found dead - of ill treatment they say - and Lord C. incontinently
stopped the leave of all the officers. Now there was not a shadow of
evidence (so they say) against them. The Duke, as soon as he arrived
in Bombay, telegraphed that he wished his Durbar bodyguard to consist
of 9th Lancers and they rode in, in great state - with much cheering
from the audience, in fron . . .
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Penrhos Sunday (10 January 1904) Dearest Mother, I have written to
Father but I will just write you a line too. I stayed in bed till
near 12 and then went out for a littel stroll with Aunt Maisie. A
delicious day, we walked along the coast - you can't think how
charming it all is. But I feel unspeakably slack now, 3 o'clock, I've
come up to my room and am going to do no more. Michael Howard has
arrived, an odd little fish. He looks all wrong. I don't know what
is the matter with him. Please tell Elsa that the photographic things
are just what I want.
But I wish I wanted to do anything but go to bed!
Ever your affectionate daughter Gertrude
11 January Rounton Grange Northallerton (1904) Dearest Father, A line
to tell you that I am so glad I'm not an orphan. How you all escaped
we can scarcely make out and really when I look at the cars my chief
feeling is one of satisfaction at the thought that you got off so
easily. I do hope your eye is not bad. I'm afraid . . .
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1 January Rounton Grange Northallerton (1905) Beloved Father, Many
many good wishes to you and Mother and Elsa. I do wonder how you are
prospering and if it is nice. It is bitter cold here today - freezing
and a wind, but yesterday it was delicious, cold but with a bright
sun. I spent a most interesting morning with Hanagan with whom Aunt
Florence advised me to have a talk. I had to arrange with him about
some bulbs and plants which I had brought from Redcar and we then went
through the seed list together and settled about the spring order,
which must of course be sent off immediately. He would like to see
you next time you come that he may ask you whether you wish the
metereological observations to be continued. He says they are a great
trouble and yield very small results. He is, I must say, a darling
and I shall be very well content if you decide to keep him for the
present in this position he now holds. I love him and we get on
extremely well together - I don't believe we s . . .
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Thursday 95 Sloane Street (6 April 1906) Dearest Mother, I had a very
satisfactory interview with Mr Pawling who was exceedingly pleasant.
He told me the readers had spoken very favourably of the book and read
me one of their reports which was quite good. We talked over
illustrations and maps, but did not mention terms. He also gave me a
present of a little book on Carthage. I told him I would like to go
over the horrible thing again before it went to the printers and
carried it off with me. I have sent it to the kind Lisa who is going
to read and criticise before I look at it again. Now I must write to
America about maps. Do you see my friend the Governor of Syria is
disgraced? I have news from Syria direct and I'm very sorry. I am
better and I think I might have dined with the Buxtons tonight but
Elsa came in and said so firmly that I looked very ill that I said I
would not. Miss Lawless came after lunch to see you and stayed some
time talking with me. Your a . . .
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Cairo Tuesday January 1 (1907) Dearest Mother, The great event is
Hugo's arrival yesterday. He looks well, much better, but he is thin
- he looks like someone who had had an illness and is well again. I
don't think he is at all tired by the things he does. He is extremely
cheerful and full of interesting tales. We talked all the afternoon
and he came up into my room and talked, till dinner time. It's quite
delightful having him. We dined with the Cromers - Lady C. Lady
Valda and I were the only women so I sat on the other side of Lord C
and had a quite enchanting talk with him. He is the nicest person in
the world, without doubt. He was very eager to know if there was
anything I wanted and when I said I wanted to have a good talk with a
learned sheikh he was much concerned about it and kept saying to Mr
Maskell across the table "Look here Maskell you must find her a good
sheikh. Just think who is the best." So they are thinking. The
immediate result was that t . . .
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Penrhos, Holyhead. Saturday (April 18, 1908) Dearest Mother, The
enclosed from Eugenin. I've said we should be delighted to see her.
Mr Baker also is cominq next Saturday. Will you please send Eurgenie
a time table.
Captain Doughty suggests himself for 2 nights on Wednesday next. It's
rather a bore but I can't say anything but DO COME for they were so
exceedingly kind to me. He is very nice.
Would you please look in my room and on the east window sill you will
see a number of stone books. They contain envelopes full of
photographs and I should be very grateful if you would send me the
contents of the two marked respectively Kara Dagh and Hassan Dagh. I
want to show Mr Warre some photographs of domes and discuss them with
him.
Your very affectionate daughter Gertrude. Most amusing here. The
photographs must be posted tomorrow or I shan't get them in time.
95 Sloane Street Wednesday (October 10, 1908) Dearest Mother, We had
our first committee meeting this morn . . .
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S.S Equator. Monday night (January 1909) Dearest Mother, One must I
suppose sometime have the worst of voyages and I've had one this time
that would be hard to beat. It has been cold and stormy all the way,
rain and hail and an angry sea. Last night was about as bad as the
Mediterranean can be. Happy to say I wasn't ill but as I lay and was
tossed backwards and forwards in my berth I wondered how Father was
faring and whether he was having similar storms on the Atlantic. The
only alleviation was the morning we passed through the Straits of
Messina, for we went thorugh them after all. It was lovely weather
and as we drew near Sicily, Etna was at his best and smoking half
across heaven. Thanks to the glasses I ravished from Father I was
able to see all the effects of the earthquake finely. First there was
the great lighthouse all twisted and rent; then Pezo, on the Italian
side, a heap of ruins; then Messina itself - till you came near it
looked as if nothing had h . . .
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Spoleto Sunday. (February 1910) Dearest Mother, You see I have begun
my travels and I wonder if there is anyone more supremely contented.
I got here at 3 in the afternoon, deposited my luggage at the hotel
(in an immense room with a tiled floor) and went out to see the town
with the help of an excellent little guide book given me by Delbruck.
As it is great festa, things are apt to be shut, so I did not go very
far afield, but contented myself with learning the town by heart and
knowing where things are for tomorrow. There was indeed enough to
satisfy anyone - Roman arches, city gates, a polygonal wall going back
to Etruscan times, a heavenly duomo with a Lombard front, a
Renaissance porch and frescoes by Filippino Lippi in the apse - and
then the delicious little town with steep and narrow streets clmibing
up to a splendid 15th century fortress where I sat at sunset and saw
the light fade from valleys and close encircling hills. The most
interesting churches are outs . . .
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January 5 SS Orenogne Marseille (1911) Dearest Mother, Here I am
safely embarked after a very prosperous journey. There were lots of
people I knew in the train to Paris, mostly going to Switzerland - the
whole Cobham family, Florence Pease and her daughter - and Sir Frank
Swettenham came to the station to see me off. It was a cold and a
rough crossing. Viollet and his wife came to the Gare de Lyons, found
me dining there and stayed till I left. He has just come back from 10
months of Mesopotamia. They are both handsome attractive people;
indeed she is very good looking but I should think very stupid. She
said almost nothing and referred to when when I asked her anything.
My impression is that he has not done very much, at any rate he hasn't
done much at Ukheidir for he was only one day there. He confirms my
impression that it is early Moslem and he found a mihrab in the place
I told him to look for one (a prayer niche) thus showing, as I had
conjectured, that that . . .
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95 Sloane Street (7 February 1912) Dearest Mother, The telegram from
Herbert came yesterday after I had written to you and just as I was
going out, so that I could not add a word of astonishment. I fear
they will both of them be a good deal disappointed in the sex of the
infant, but anyhow it's a great comfort that it is satisfactorily over
and that Elsa is well. I went to see Sylvia this afternoon and found
her most flourishing and then I went on to my lecture which was not an
encouraging experience. I doubt whether anyone but Ernest Richmond
knew what I was talking about, and at the end they all filed out
without a word, having indeed nothing to say. I may mention in
passing that my part was better done than theirs. I found Moll and
Charlie when I came in, and George with them, but as I think they were
discussing matters in which I should have been a bad audience I
presently left them. I hear on all hands that the Government is in
evil care. Somne people anticip . . .
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November 14 SS Lotus (1913) Dearest Mother, It's beautifully sunny,
but windy, rather windy. I had a girl in my sleeper who is going out
to be married to a man called Shakespeare in Calcutta. I know about
his brother; he is a very able man on the Persian Gulf. Her man is in
the cavalry. So we made friends this morning. I slept soundly for 9
hours and don't therefore feel at all tired by the journey. This
seems a comfortable boat. I have a woman in my cabin but I think I
shall presently be able to get a cabin to myself by paying a small
supplement - which I shall be so extravagant as to do. It does make
such a difference for a whole week! I haven't quite finished Mrs
Wharton. It's very good and readable as she always is I think. It
was a great solace to me on the way. Also I had a volume of poems by
Rupert Brooke which interested me. The man's a poet and sometimes
touches a searching string. It was nice to wake up this morning and
see the sun shining on the . . .
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Amman January 14 (1914) Dearest Mother, I have got my letters from
Damascus and among them yours of the 31st, which was indeed welcome.
My troubles are over. I have today permission from the Vali to go
where I like. The permission comes just in time for all my plans were
laid and I was going to run away tomorrow night. They could not have
caught me. However I am now saved the trouble - and amusement! - of
this last resource. The delay has had the advantage of giving Fattuh
a few days to pick up strength. He looks, and is, much better than
when he joined me, but one does recover from typhoid in the twinkling
of an eye. Now, I think, he will be able to travel without fatigue.
Tomorrow I camp again at Ziza, in order to pick up two rafias - one of
the Beni Sakhr and one of the Sherarat who will serve us as guarantors
when we meet their tribes, as we probably shall in a few days.
I have made the acquaintance of all the leading inhabitants of 'Amman!
Today I attended a . . .
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<D 1 January 1915>Boulogne Dearest Mother, A happier New Year! what else
can I wish you? Diana and I caught ourselves wondering last night
whether the next 31 of Dec. would find us still sitting at our desks
here. We saw the New Year in after all - it happened this way.
Yesterday morning there debouched in our office Mr Cazalet, who is
working with Fabian Ware's unit at the front. It has been arranged -
an excellent plan - that we are to keep them carefully supplied with
our enquiries and they are to hand over to us all the information they
may collect about missing officers, identification of graves etc. We
have been longing to get this properly started and for the last week I
have spent every evening up to 7.30 getting their full list ready for
them - it's rather different from the one we use, for many people
about whom we can find out no more here might be heard of at the
front. Mr Cazalet brought a tangled bundle of letters and lists from
which he had been working, to compar . . .
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Cairo<1 January (1916)>My dearest Mother. A second year of war and I
can only wish you, as I wished you last first of January that we may
not see another. Never another year like the last, though I wonder if
I could choose, whether I would not have it all again, for the wonder
it held, and bear the sorrow again. And dearest, not least of the
wonder would be your kindness and love, yours and Father's, bless him
a thousand times. I can't write of it, but I ask myself what I should
have done without it and find no answer. I don't speak of these
things now; it's best to keep silence. But you know that they are
always in my mind.
Where did I leave off in my last letter? You missed last mail and I
haven't had a letter from home for a fortnight. I am hoping for a
good batch today or tomorrow. I think I posted my last letter at Kom
Omba - we went up to Aswan and had a heavenly afternoon ther, the
MacMahons, Lord Edward and I. A wonderful place it is. Finally we
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January 1 Amarah (1917) Dearest Father, I will begin the New Year
before breakfast by writing to you and sending to your and all my dear
family all the best of good wishes. I wonder how many of the family
are with you and what it is like at home. I must tell you I felt
dreadfully depressed on Xmas day thinking of other Xmas days when we
were together and used to be so absurdly happy, a long time ago. I
hope Maurice has been with you this year. However, I'm a monster of
ingratitude to complain, for I have had a very interesting 10 days and
enjoyed them. Mr Philby (Acting Revenue Commission) and I left Basrah
on his launch on the 22nd, got up to Qurnah in the evening and spent
the night with the A.P.O. We were off pretty early next and went up
river to Qal'at Salih. It was a delicious warm day and the river was
delightful. I don't know why it should be as attractive as it is.
The elements of the scene are extremely simple but the combination
still makes a wonderful . . .
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Karbala January 3 (1918) Dearest Mother, I'm having a little holiday
which is very pleasant and beneficial. I was beginning to feel
terribly caged and stale, though I haven't stepped out of the cage
very far, or for very long, it's agreeable to be knocking about a tiny
corner of the world again. It's a corner so full of associations. So
many times I've come over the Baghdad Karbala road after long desert
expeditions, with a sense of accomplishment - and at the same time
with that curious sense of disappointment which one nearly always
feels with the accomplished thing. The best time, I think, was when I
came back with the plan of Ukhaidhar in my pocket - the worst when I
came up from Arabia. I find myself forever slipping back into a
former atmosphere - knowing with my real self that it has all melted
away and yet half drugged with the lingering savour of it and chiefly
what I miss is the friendly presence of my good Fattuh who smoothed
all the way of travel and is . . .
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<January 3 (1919)>Dearest Mother, No mail this week, but on the chance
of an outgoing boat I make haste to write you and all of us a good new
year. We've had a very gay Xmas - I've been to no less than two
parties, at hospitals. The first was on Xmas Day, did I tell you
about it? no that, by the way, was a dinner party at the C in C's
house. The first hospital party was on the 28th and I distinguished
myself by coming out victor at Musical chairs - contra mundum. The
second hospital party was on Jan 1 - a ball, I would have yuo know.
In the intervals between dances on a stone floor, no small exertion, I
nearly died of cold and I did not stay very late. Except for the cold
it was quite cheerful.
By far more interesting was a lecture given one afternoon last week by
Prof. Margoliouth (he's professor of Arabic at Oxford and is out here
doing some secretarial work for G.H.Q.) It was the most extraordinary
tour de force. He lectured for 50 minutes by the clock on the . . .
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Baghdad January 4 (1920) Dearest Father, This week I have had two
helpings of letters from you and Mother, up to Nov 26. It was nice.
Also I've herd from Elsa about Herbert's appointment, and rejoice.
Poor Aunt Bella! She has made a brave business of life; it is sad
that she should have to mark time at the end.
I have been away for a week - I'll tell you about that - and somehow
absence and idleness and seeing the shaikhs and people outside Baghdad
have combined to crystallize my ideas so that I've written Edwin (this
is very private) an immense letter about the sort of govt. we ought
to set up here and even sent him the rough draft of a constitution. I
believe my premises are right though the constitution may be bad
enough - it's difficult to make a success of one's first attempt at
this sort of job, isn't it. If at home they will accept the premises,
the rest will come of itself. At any rate I've done my best both to
find out what should be done and to lay it bef . . .
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January 3 Baghdad (1920) Dearest Father, I got back here on Dec 31 to
find letters from you and Mother dated Nov 24. I don't suppose
anyone ever had parents who are such good correspondents and I can't
tell you how I love having all your letters. I'm not very happy about
what you say of Elsa's slow recovery. (crossed out sentence) I hope
your next letters will give a better account of her. Here's Mrs
Green's letter back, poor thing. When I read the Irish news I wonder
we've the face to set up as a guide to anyone in statecraft or
administration. As for statecraft I really think you might search our
history from end to end without finding poorer masters of it than
Lloyd George and Winston Churchill. But why did we put them where
they are? it's our fault. No, no, you mustn't publish my interview
with Saiyid Hasan al Sadr - it would make a terrible scandal for all
the English papers are read here and everyone would know it was
written by me.
The Ramadi visit wasn' . . .
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January 2/5 (1922) Dearest Father, It's over 3 weeks since I heard
from you, for the last air mail brought me no letters. In other
respects also I've been having an exceptionally horrid Xmas as I will
now recount. Captain Clayton, Saiyid Husain and I intented to go to
Ma'qubah on Dec 23. The day looked very threatening however we
decided by telephone that we would start. I was motoring out
separately and got off immediately after breakfast but before I
reached the town gates it began to rain. I went on about half a mile
when it became clear that the rain wasn't going to stop and I came
unhappily back and presently plunged out in rain and mud to the
office. In the afternoon the weather looked so bad that we gave up
our scheme altogether, telegraphed to the Saiyid to say we couldn't
come and to our grooms telling them to bring the horses back by train.
So there I was landed into Xmas holidays with nothing to do and
nowhere to go, disgustingly cold and wet weather, an . . .
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Baghdad January 16 (1922) Dearest Father, The chief news is that Sir
Percy is going home by this airmail to help the Cabinet to come to a
conclusion about 'Iraq policy. Except for personal reasons I'm very
glad he is going and I think he also is pleased. It is far more
satisfactory that he isn person should put the whole case to the
authorities, for you see, even if they don't want to shoulder the
burden they have got to learn that it's amazingly difficult to let it
drop with a bump. Even the evacuation of Mosul would mean, I am
convinced, that we should be faced with the problem of sixty to
seventy thousand Christian refugees who would certainly not wait the
coming of the Kamalists. As you know the Christian population is
being herded out of Asia Minor and the Christians of Mosul have no
reason to suppose that they will meet with different treatment. There
would be a quite considerable Moslem exodus also, men who are too
deeply compromised by their service either t . . .
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January 9 (1924) Baghdad. Dearest Mother, I send you a letter from
Milly, for your private eye. Isn't it a tragedy! I know it's true,
what she says; can you imagine the Ullswaters being so selfish and
senseless. But they are. I hope Milly will get out of it all, for
there's no other alternative. I would like you to know about it and
if when she comes back and you are in London, you would see her, I
should be very grateful.
I must again thank you for the bag which is my constant companion and
likely to be, let's hope, for ever. The Xmas party sounded very nice
- I hope you thought that mine sounded nice too; it was certainly in
more clement weather. Zaid is coming to dine with me this week, with
a cheerful party.
I don't see the Spectator now - I found it so tiresome and stuffy
that I abandoned it for the New Statesman, which is neither. But I
really think a paper written by all the Strachey family must be
monotonous. Oh do you remember Annabel's asking about t . . .
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Baghdad January 7 (1925) Oh Father darling, I've had such a week with
the Queen and her court, culminating in her first reception today. On
Saturday morning I went up to talk to her abut it and on Saturday
afternoon I took Esme to see her. On Tuesday afternoon the King
called me up to settle where the tea tables were to be - it was the
first time I had seen him in the bosom of his family. The girls were
on very good terms with him but the Queen was mute in his presence.
And today we had all the chief English and Arab women to tea. Imagine
my feelings when I arrived half an hour beforehand to find a noble
Arab family, of whom I had invited one member, not thinking she would
come, sitting there to the number of 11, women and children included!
I thought if they all do that where shall we be? But they didn't
fortunately. That particular family, the Jamil Zadah (you have the
photograph of the head of it, Fakhri) has never been known to let its
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Baghdad January 6 (1926) Dearest Father, Your telegram of Dec 31 was a
tremendous relief. I felt that we were out of the wood and I've just
been writing to Hugo to tell him how glad I am he is alive! Really it
is almost worth while to have gone through that miserable week of
conviction that he wasn't. Your letter of Dec 23 with the account of
your first visit to him makes me realize what a very narrow margin
there was. Will he take a long time to get well? There was a woman
next door to me in the hospital who was fearfully ill of interic and I
listened breathlessly to the accounts of her, thinking of Hugo going
through it all. When I left she seemed to be going to recover - I
haven't heard not has a doctor been to see me. From which you may
gather that I have nothing much the matter with me. I am still
staying in the house as a matter of precaution because my office is so
cold and I think it will pay better to be perfectly well before I go
back.
Your Leeds speec . . .
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1874 81 breakfast she hissed at Kitty Scott. Auntie Ada had her
1874 82 on her knee and Kitty was at one side. As Auntie Ada let Mopsa
1874 7 Maurice and I send love to Grandpapa and Auntie Ada. From your
1874 87 I send you my love and to Grandmamma and Auntie
1874 81 During breakfast she hissed at Kitty Scott. Auntie Ada had her
1874 82 on her knee and Kitty was at one side. As Auntie Ada let Mopsa
1874 7 Maurice and I send love to Grandpapa and Auntie Ada. From your
1874 84 table. Please Papa says will will ask Auntie Florence if she
1874 1 26 March 1874 10 Belgrave Terrace My dear Grandmama, My dolls
1874 45 Birmingham or Gloucester. isnt it apish.) Gertrude wants
1874 44 Birmingham you will think it stupid but I forget whether
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1876 193 knife. Mis Adle going to buy me another knife and I won't break
1876 12 some Easter eggs? I should like Ambrose to come very much. We
1876 178 many flowers in America? there are very few here. Do you know
1876 3 beautiful weather and I am going to bathe with Auntie
1876 25 Auntie Florence can tame the ravens. When will you come
1876 218 pools. Mit and Aunty Bella are come. Harry is making us cocks
1876 154 Bangor some kites a telescope for Cap, a pail for me
1876 224 (undated) My dear Papa Yesterday we went to Beddgelert which is
1876 7 9 April 10 Belgrave Terrace My dear Papa. I like the riding very
1876 218 pools. Mit and Aunty Bella are come . . .
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1877 22 each. I will try and be good dear Mamy. Miss Aitchison is ill
1877 14 and the Becoo to bed last night. I mean to say that I folded
1877 24 to say except that Cook ...... tapioca. I send love to Papa and
1877 6 letter today. Cootle is such a pet I can not say any more the
1877 36 got none do do get me one. Cootle like her doll so much. Dear
1877 43 evening Horace and Maurice caught two fish in the harbour and
1877 42 Yesterday we caught an alive eel Horace caught it. Yesterday
1877 44 Horace caught such a big one. Every morning we go to
1877 47 Papa. From your loving child Gertrude Horace sends his love to
1877 10 Dear dear Mamy. The Johnson's are here bec . . .
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1878.9 89 the canary and Benedicts and Hugo and Elsa and Abby
1878.9 90 and Mrs Abby and you and Papa and the rabbits. P.P.S. Aunty
1878.9 86 here. I went, for the afternoon, to Mrs Allbutt's on Wednesday
1878.9 5 and we went to the Philosophical Hall Auntie Kate left us thier
1878.9 90 Abby and you and Papa and the rabbits. P.P.S. Aunty
1878.9 49 tell Aunty Bessie I love the shoes and stockings she gave
1878.9 37 skirt now. It was so bad that Aunty Kate had to get a cashmere
1878.9 38 one to go to church in. Aunty Kate sends her love and wishes you
1878.9 81 gone through it with Aunty Katie, for I am learning it very
1878.9 48 my love to Baby and everybody. From your loving child Gertrude
1878.9 42 25 March 1879. Darling Mother I . . .
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1888.9 518 for the Academy and Devonshire House. I wish you were coming
1888.9 449 be away and Aunt Ada ruling in her stead. I don't think it will
1888.9 176 all. We did not re-telegraph to Mrs Green or to Amy
1888.9 446 bicycle. How interesting about Mrs Gaskell! Was Amy Gaskell one
1888.9 71 secret, not even Lady Arthur has been told about it, so don't
1888.9 449 be away and Aunt Ada ruling in her stead. I don't think it will
1888.9 448 I am going to Rounton from Tuesday to Friday. Aunt Florence will
1888.9 370 very affectionate daughter Gertrude. My love to Auntie B
1888.9 99 Grandmamma wanted me to do it, and Auntie B was so bothered about
1888.9 50 with Auntie B who is now at her hospital. Grandmamma has
1888.9 96 doesn't even know his part! but don't . . .
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1890 400 1890 Dearest Mother, There is no shop mark in Aarlando
1890 773 some stamps behind! I am sending you back the Academy
1890 292 is in the Academy this year. I think they would like it. Ever
1890 203 James who was in great form; Lady Airlie, M. Jumand, M
1890 269 think Prince Alfred is?" "Prince Alfred?" "Yes" said Molly
1890 270 "Prince Alfred of Edinbrough. Because you know he has just been
1890 248 conversation. He and Madame Pourcel are going to America
1890 52 came a nice Russell boy, a brother of Lord Ampthill's, who is at
1890 553 where we met all the Ampthills and then went to lunch with one
1890 193 of combination of Andrew Lang and Mr Ritchie. Flora was on the
1890 671 of the Anglo Sax . . .
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1891.3 50 Ever yours very affectionately Ada Godman
1891.3 230 I want the blue silk petticoat sent to Madame Alexandre, 70
1891.3 202 Alfred Lyttelton and Victor Cavendish who came in from
1891.3 152 travelling in Algeria, about which they told me a funny story
1891.3 159 an omnibus! full of Arabs!! The illusion was destroyed
1891.3 291 her to tea. Lord Arthur looks terribly ill; I think he is weaker
1891.3 172 I shall go if Lady Arthur will take me - I suppose I can ask her
1891.3 130 I went on to Audley Sq where appeared Bernard Holland. He and
1891.3 64 lunch there on Friday. I went on to Audley Sq where presently
1891.3 204 10. Mr Balfour was speaking when he left and they feare . . .
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1893 513 Adams' joined. Afterwards we played Skat which seems to
1893 477 Maurice and I are going to call on the Frau Admiral
1893 443 the Frau Admiral - but she came late. We all sat round a table
1893 369 will tell you all about them. The Frau Admiral also is a most
1893 375 had coffee and cake. Frl Batsch said to the Frau Admiral and me
1893 588 with her and with the Admiral. We are going to a party there tomorrow
1893 587 I've just been calling on her Excellence [?Frau Admiral?] and have had an amusing talk
1893 259 ascertained that the Tom Bells were safe at Aigle till this
1893 427 to be very well satisfied with the notices of Alan's Wife
1893 326 We are longing to hear details about Alan's Wife. The telegram at Geneva
1893 319 great exactitude "the young count, and Count Albert and . . .
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1894.5 11 my love to Mrs Ward and Dorothy - I wonder how Arnold is
1894.5 31 should like to ask Bernard Holland and one or two people if you are
1894.5 32 Been at Bethnal Green all the afternoon and am dining at Mrs
1894.5 19 a hasty tea. I am now going off to Clarence. So you see I have not
1894.5 14 I should have done the one about Will III and Cromwell if I had been
1894.5 11 Give my love to Mrs Ward and Dorothy - I wonder how Arnold is
1894.5 21 pains in Durken's chest are all a part of his paralysis and that
1894.5 18 come in from playing a long round with Edith Wood and after snatching
1894.5 12 prospering at Oxford. Please tell Elsa I was much interested by her
1894.5 32 Green all the afternoon and am dining at Mrs Green's
1894.5 31 should like to a . . .
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1896 231 In the afternoon Billy and I visited the Academy and came to the
1896 1854 cleaner, Achille Serre, and got his address. She says sometimes
1896 1714 - Auntie Ada looks wonderfully well
1896 1529 from on minute to another what may arise in Africa. How stupid
1896 1112 for the people killed in Africa. The flags on the Piazza were all
1896 1471 Colvile and Agnes Peel and many others. I had a long talk with
1896 326 Venice - she showed us the house where Aldus set up his printing
1896 1133 nice if she is as much like Alexander as her drawing shows
1896 963 We arrive at Algiers in two hours, goodbye. Ever your very
1896 148 Algiers. Lizzie is making it
1896 761 . . .
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1897 27 Presently in came lots of secretaries. Mr Acton
1897 273 Billy Gerald and Mr Acton playing at Baccarat, so in spite of the
1897 513 I last wrote to you on Friday I think. Mr Acton, Mr Spring Rice and
1897 666 dresses - 1797! The girl, Princess Aga, were a costume copied from a
1897 39 pocket borough! How do you account for Alfred Pease's large majority
1897 72 Talleyrand and a rather second rate little American, a
1897 175 Jacksons (Americans). Calling always entertains me. Aunt Mary and I
1897 66 I made great friends. Mr Jackson, one of the Americans, was on
1897 505 Scheidemantel sang Amfortas and a most excellent man called Wachter
1897 768 Moll. I am so glad you have told Amy to come all the same. She is
1897 170 asking Anna. . . .
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1898 147 cheaper. I had an interesting conversation with Abbey
1898 149 to write garden books. Abbey doesn't approve. "I know where it'll
1898 154 with him. Abbey thought perhaps it might catch him less that way
1898 586 need not say). After dinner in came Mr Adam and told us long tales of
1898 720 out with Mr Adam and I dined here with the good old English
1898 683 streets. Mr Adam dined with us
1898 179 Agatha Thynne for audience. Hugo was a great success
1898 420 American army was "located in such and such a locality"
1898 456 American husband and wife from Chicago, Mr and Mrs Shore
1898 29 William we met Amy and Moll . . .
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1899 61 with you comes as near realizing the Abbey of Thelema (may Allah bless
1899 2888 built over the spot where Abraham sacrificed (no he didn't in the end)
1899 3462 to a Music Hall and heard Mrs Tree recite the "Absent Minded
1899 2765 Abyssinians have their church! C'est le rendezvous de tou
1899 3327 this morning and the Academy and Literature came on Saturday; I
1899 711 more than villages, with one great temple on the Acropolis
1899 320 evening. Today we again spent the morning on the Acropolis
1899 2323 Theatre of Dionysus the slopes of the Acropolis (this is for Papa's
1899 318 the Acropolis and saw the Parthenon turn gold and Hymettus
1899 2327 cloud. I went into the Acropolis museum and saw the divine Archaic
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1900 2037 me that I must leave some money for the Prophet Aaron and
1900 1378 Prophet Aaron scandalously ill! People have never been allowed
1900 2001 Prophet Aaron. Ayoub and Hamdan (my guide) kissed the four
1900 2044 Aaron. I gave him a beshlik (3 ps) recognising the
1900 2040 something for the Prophet Aaron. When it came to settling up, I gave him half a
1900 1998 whose tomb, do you think? Aaron's! It's a great Mahommadan pilgrimage place
1900 3670 of hills separating the 'Awaj valley from the Abana, and at the top I
1900 282 fabulous) mandrake. Will you give them to Abbey and tell him to plant them and
1900 284 cold for them. I am also going to send Abbey on the earliest occasion some
1900 4433 you. We got in at 6 and went to the house of one Abdullah the . . .
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1901 402 of the Aar and dropped down onto Innertkirchen in the green
1901 680 Caroline's dog. We went to the Academy this morning and met Mr Gray
1901 240 the loveliest Alpine inn I have seen. Ever your affectionate daughter
1901 369 think. We wandered over Alps and Alps-not the ghost of a hut was to
1901 830 Amy. Frolloch Ambrose and Mrs Wellesley came to tea
1901 706 well and we are prospering. He had a good night. Ambrose came soon
1901 779 and Dorothy Ward have been to see us. Ambrose is coming shortly
1901 775 Ambrose says it will be so very smelly in the summer
1901 772 interviewed Ambrose this afternoon about lighting and bells in my
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1902 2103 Aar valley and the long moraine of the Unter Aar glacier to
1902 2219 Aar valley. It was piping hot, a baking burning sun
1902 89 and the brother got the Turks to forbid 'Abbas to leave
1902 86 next thing was to get a Persian. My old friend 'Abbas Effendi the
1902 100 answered my inquiries after 'Abbas Effendi who is for him the
1902 91 law of 'Abbas, Husein Effendi, lived here and I determined to
1902 2814 with the Turks. The old Sultan, uncle of 'Abd ul Hamed
1902 600 Mirza Abdullah (I being interpreter) asked him what he
1902 597 Mirza Abdullah about him last night and he said he would like
1902 585 I and Mirza Abdullah lunched together solemnly while the wife and
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1903 5368 thing I have ever seen. The Abbey frescoes are extraordinarily good
1903 814 heads like kings. They most of them wear the Afghan
1903 631 there is no arbiter but the Afghan knife; and the very shopkeepers
1903 910 tale of the Afghan who swallowed 55 rupees and kept them, for
1903 860 into the town to see the Afghan Mission Hospital. There we found, as
1903 757 going over it, but any way it's the only bit of Afghanistan
1903 755 to Kohat runs over 10 or 12 miles of Afghanistan - I suppose there is
1903 896 really through Afghanistan at all, but through the free Afridi country
1903 358 he knows who goes up regularly into forbidden Afghanistan to trade
1903 609 Afghanistan. But this is not all - the English garrison
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1904 528 and an admirable comedy called l'Aisle.
1904 537 Alexandria. We traced the drawing of horses from Greece to
1904 365 Alfred over the following Sunday. It's still cloudy and
1904 246 be one of the lights of the Italian Alpine Club. His name is Bobba -
1904 260 son is climbing with a very celebrated Italian Alpinist, Guido
1904 226 It is the loveliest valley I have sen in all the Alps
1904 211 us about 3 hours. We saw all the Alps in the world, the Oberland
1904 105 one gets most pleasure out of vhe Alps this way. Some year I shall
1904 66 this side of the Alps. At the head of the narrow valley, just under
1904 521 an American from the Embassy (I had met him before in
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1905 1676 it with the Druzes, but I feel it too with the 'Abdul
1905 1604 with me. Next morning I went to the house of Abdul Kadir
1905 1572 son of the great Algerian, 'Abdul Kadir and then a sheikh, the head of
1905 1640 house of the Emir 'Abdullah. The Abdul Kadir family has a traditional
1905 1616 here that 'Abdul Kadir sheltered a thousand Christians in 1860, the
1905 1574 introduced. The Abdul Kadir son was half a negro, his mother having
1905 1600 came in I found Emir 'Abdullah Pasha who had come to call on me and he
1905 1575 been a black slave. His name is Amir Abdullah Pasha, I have seen a
1905 1640 house of the Emir 'Abdullah. The Abdul Kadir family has a traditional
1905 1651 Amir Abdullah's there dropped in one of B great . . .
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1906 91 into the middle of all the Aberdares, who behaved very well, I'm bound
1906 90 carried me with her and pitchforked me into the Aberdares' box and
1906 89 nice woman, and found her just off the Albert Hall. So she
1906 145 Ambrose is here. He is a good deal shaken I think by his
1906 10 America about maps. Do you see my friend the Governor of
1906 176 enormously tall American wife and his pretty little sister. I want
1906 168 going out into the country tomorrow to see Lady Anne Blunt
1906 92 I herd a concerto and came away. Please thank Annie for
1906 157 away, unfortunately, but I'm goioing to see the Arabic art man
1906 149 were difficulties. Tell Moll this. I have found Armide and
1906 142 wants some old hats to sell at Arncliffe. (If you and . . .
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1907 2695 post cards give us. Abobo sounds a delightful companion. Did it
1907 2606 with the Aclands and they all liked one another
1907 2602 Sir W. R. came at 3 and the Aclands at 4. We had tea early and they
1907 333 and was entertained with tea. They knew the Acre
1907 577 sun and the snow quite low on Pentelien. The Acropolis looked
1907 928 destroyed by earthquake and they built Aghlasun out of its ruins, two
1907 916 Aghlasun; all its fountains and grave yards were full of
1907 2802 also and they did very well. Mrs Mallet and Agnes talked a long time
1907 778 engagement which reached me just as I left Aidin
1907 808 Aidin 20 April (1907) Dearest Mother, I can't bear not
1907 830 slept in it the night afte . . .
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1908 43 - what a relief to have it over! Miss Artell can't come - I shall ask
1908 3 Mr Baker also is cominq next Saturday. Will you please
1908 26 delightful about Charlie! Moll came in and told me. It's just the
1908 40 haven't energy. Lord Cromer has sent me his commonplace book which he
1908 11 contents of the two marked respectively Kara Dagh and Hassan Dagh. I
1908 11 the two marked respectively Kara Dagh and Hassan Dagh. I
1908 5 Captain Doughty [Doughty-Wylie] suggests himself for 2 nights on
1908 5 Captain Doughty [Doughty-Wylie] suggests himself for 2 nights on Wednesday
1908 33 - I am so glad he is better. I went to see Elsa
1908 3 is cominq next Saturday. Will you please send Eugenie
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1909 592 in the grass. Abbas came up with the lunch while we were looking
1909 576 day to them. So I sent Abbas down to tell Fattuh to camp by the river
1909 1279 lie buried Ali's two sons, Hussein and Abbas who were both killed in
1909 570 hills so I rode off early with Abbas Chowwish (one of my 2 soldiers)
1909 258 lunch except some bread my soldier, Abbas Chowwish gave me and a
1909 1280 the battle of Kerbela by the first Abbasid Khalif. The Shi'ahs look
1909 1220 will sing you the song of 'Abd ul Aziz ibn Rashid". So he sang in
1909 2788 go. There can be no doubt that Abd ul Hamid ordered a massacre of all
1909 2060 or two my soldier said: "All the days that Abd ul Hamid was
1909 2681 providential, a glove in the Tur Abdin being a most incriminating
1909 3472 be repo . . .
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1910 339 outing. We went up into the Albane Hills and saw some villas near
1910 821 to Alderley tomorrow and Perlius is writing to the butler
1910 795 In the afternoon to Sir A. Lyall at Aldworth, but I shall come back
1910 87 and spoke after it. So did the Ambassador. You shee no Ambassadors
1910 413 "Ah yes, two hours." The talk then turned on the American nation
1910 69 One is a nice plain little American woman who is studying brickwork -
1910 669 Anatolian diggings and altogether it was very enjoyable
1910 603 Anatolian influence
1910 166 On Sunday I come back to Ancona (via Fiume because the boat goes that
1910 259 Tuesday night Grand Hotel Roma Pace Ancona (29 March 1910) Dearest
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1911 2712 a very real gratitude and affection for Lord A and
1911 1388 zaptieh, Abbas, was extremely conversational, but as he was
1911 2949 mosque of the early Abbasid period. We camped in the great court and
1911 748 the Abbasid post road. The pools have been dug out and
1911 81 Tur Abdin
1911 2594 the rocky ridges of the Tur Abdin and reaching its summit saw
1911 2511 man who knows the Tur Abdin better than any other person and to him is
1911 2172 Preusser, had visited two of my Tur 'Abdin churches and is publishing
1911 2449 morning. It is sister to my Tur Abdin churches but I think a younger
1911 2556 satisfaction.Nearly every village in the Tur Abdin has a sacred grove
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1912 30 Blanche is very happy about her baby. She sent you
1912 29 I lunched with the Cromers and went to see Blanche Lloyd at 4
1912 12 Charlie when I came in, and George with them, but as I
1912 29 I lunched with the Cromers and went to see Blanche Lloyd at 4
1912 23 you mind sending an invitation for Wed. to the Crowes
1912 38 Denmark
1912 6 and that Elsa is well. I went to see Sylvia this afternoon and
1912 8 experience. I doubt whether anyone but Ernest Richmond
1912 20 however is optimistic though furious with His Ex. I
1912 37 Gertrude Poor Florence is contemplating black grief for the King of
1912 12 Charlie when I came in, and Georg . . .
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1913 447 Abd al Rahman Pasha, the Amir al Hajj, who is the
1913 373 to him. The Amir al Hajj, Abd al Rahman Pasha, comes back from
1913 269 the afternoon I paid a long call on one of hte 'Abdul Qadir nephews,
1913 364 turned up yesterday? Muhammad al Na'man and Abdullah Father of
1913 738 left Abu 'Ali - my old old rafiq - on top of a stony
1913 741 but Abu 'Ali met him and found him to be of his kin. So
1913 773 Agail, 'Ali the postman of 3 years ago (they had shut
1913 38 him. Whereupon Alec Lawrence in fury siezed 2 of them and twisted
1913 168 kind people. I sent Fattuh back to Aleppo that night to fetch some of
1913 854 something for the Red Cross, and also of Queen Alexandra bei . . .
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1914 979 It was there I fell in with Muhammad al Abdullah, the author of the
1914 977 with the desert to the pitch springs of Abu Jir
1914 292 Muhammad Abu Tayyi - the Abu Tayyi are the great shaikhs of
1914 292 Muhammad Abu Tayyi - the Abu Tayyi are the great shaikhs of the
1914 391 drunk the milk of the naga over the camp fire of Abu Tayyi, you
1914 1583 [Adjutant] General to let us have a representative and he
1914 1206 Stockton wireless. He said (in private) that the Admiralty were very
1914 1065 to 'Adra and camped there, on the very spot where I mounted my
1914 989 reluctantly said goodbye to 'Adwan. We rode down the following day to
1914 1274 "En Afrique pas de prisonniers." He drew his finger
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1915 762 the Admiralty to see if they have any work for me in Egypt. A
1915 792 If you write to him c/o Captain W.R. Hall, Admiralty you could let
1915 68 Gurkhas, the Jats and the Afridis sitting crosslegged on their beds
1915 524 didn't do much harm. The bombs dropped mostly Aldwych
1915 177 him to meet an American, a Mr Whittemore who knows me - I didn't know
1915 452 The other is called Ancient Architecture and other Arts, by Butler
1915 871 holiday for an afternoon and went to see Lady Anne who was most kind
1915 170 Tell Father I sent the Anti Suffrage office 10 pounds out of his
1915 865 do on Arab tribes, their numbers and lineage. It's a vague
1915 872 and affectionate. We had great talks about Arabia and I shall go down
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1916 2195 I went one morning to the oil factory at Abadan and was shown round by
1916 560 leaves tomorrow. Now my host was in command at Aden
1916 276 getting lots of fresh material in India and Aden and making a good job
1916 223 I shall very probably spend a few days at Aden before I
1916 300 letters at Aden tomorrow morning - we're calling for some anti
1916 339 always is. It poured at Aden, a thing which doesn't happen once in 3
1916 932 up last week. He was only here a night for the Admiral
1916 1102 useful. The Admiral has just come down here; I have not seen him
1916 1026 the Admiral nor Mr Lawrence have come back - they go up
1916 1153 could rope him in. I had tea with Admiral Wemys yesterday - he has
1916 898 lot of wounded have come down in high spirits. . . .
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1917 1702 for a long time talking to Abdul Rahman Effendi, the head of the
1917 1706 gets the best that can be had. Abdul Rahman's friendship takes also
1917 1660 Bill Adams's daughter and to send her a gift. Will you pay
1917 2524 came out Adjutant General some 6 weeks ago. He has met you by the
1917 2248 Admiral Hall enquiring after my health. I'm afraid you
1917 2457 taking over of the editorship of Al 'Arab, the vernacular paper we
1917 1226 living. Aleppo has suffered and is suffering most horribly from
1917 215 full measure. He and Sir Alfred were the two wise counsellors to whom
1917 2540 performance at the Alliance Israelite school. It began at 8 and we
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1918 59 shrine of Abbas which is only less holy than that of Husain. I
1918 1952 will appreciate the full significance of Mrs 'Abdul Qadir's
1918 1521 21st, which was Sunday, I went to tea with 'Abdul Rahman Pasha
1918 839 him. With that I motored the following day to Abu Sukhair -
1918 171 at dusk to Abu Sukhair, a little Turkish Govt centre where we
1918 2286 Sasanian or Achaemenid, I don't know which. And next you come to a
1918 2086 the Achaemenids, and no OFFICE, and Persian to talk. My Persi
1918 1879 He is Dep Civil Commissioner, and Acting C.C. while Sir Percy is away
1918 1241 often ride through 'Adhimiyah which is a delicious place but I hadn't
1918 1238 Keeper of the great mosque at 'Adhimiyah, 3 miles north of Ba . . .
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1919 153 Margoliath's on Abbasid history - an hour's worth of wit, having a
1919 1379 the Tods, who were also there, had induced 'Abdul
1919 1305 isn't the same without him and that other - Abdul Rahman Jamil. I
1919 659 in all Syria. He used to be Greek Catholic Abp in Aleppo and
1919 744 what the Maleh al 'Adel, the pious founder, would have thought of it.
1919 739 decorated with mosaics of the period. The Chief Administrator, 'Ali
1919 630 Administrator, a Damascene. An hour with each of these
1919 812 desert. I stayed at Tell 'Afar with an A.P.O. and went on next
1919 730 there were other Arabs there. I shall see him in Aleppo
1919 722 evening. The clou was Ja'far Pasha, Governor of Aleppo
1919 750 I need stay more than a day in Beyrut. Then to Aleppo
1919 659 all Syria. He used to . . .
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FOR A.T. SEE A.T. Wilson
1920 3180 that that has happened since the fall of the Abbasids
1920 4966 in Mesopotamia since the Abbasids meets for the first time tomorrow
1920 1449 the Abbasids) is raising a national gendarmerie at 6 pounds a
1920 2779 Mesopotamia in Westminster Abbey (if it hasn't tumbled down) and then
1920 1774 this flux there's no doubt that they turn to us. Abdul Majid
1920 5784 falls to me to support and comfort Sasun Eff and Abdul Majid
1920 3694 farewell parties to A.T. Tea parties given by Abdul Majid
1920 1798 (Haji Naji and 'Abdul Majid are exceptions) be frightened into
1920 6176 part, for as Abdul Majid Shawi rightly pointed out, whereas the
1920 2047 good Abdul Maji . . .
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1921 6986 it is that industrious cultivators of Abbasid times gave their
1921 2783 I went to tea with Mme Mina 'Abbud, do you remember the old Christian
1921 4970 close friend of another young ass, the son of 'Abdul
1921 6563 who run the school, a few Baghdad notables (Abdul
1921 3960 We're all right I think. Yesterday I had in 'Abdul
1921 3204 group, and I begged him to take advantage of Abdul
1921 243 the week has been a luncheon party given by 'Abdul
1921 3802 to place him on the throne. Abdul Jabbar is a member of the Council
1921 3995 In the evening old 'Abdul Jabbar Pasha came to see me at my house,
1921 6939 Jamil, Abdul Majid Shawi, 'Abdul Jabbar Pasha Khanjat (one of the
1921 3799 The leading Christian here, 'Abdul Jabbar Pasha, came in with the
1921 6760 Eff., Saiyid Daud (a cousin of the Naqib's) an . . .
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1922 4868 so we are!" (What I said was "Wallahi! Allah A'lam and By
1922 532 Abbasids redug it. Consequently there are great early
1922 6314 Kadhimain in company with the Shi'ah minister, Abdul Husain Chalabi
1922 772 Justice) Abdul Majid Shawi and others were the other guests
1922 5557 see the children of my old friend Abdul Rahman who died in 1919
1922 5778 share, don't we. Yes, of course go and see Abdullah, if you've time
1922 1013 With that I sent for Majid Shawi and found that Abu
1922 534 from Tall Abu Habbah, which was Sippar, and as we came back we
1922 2637 Accordingly Ja'far Abu T. sent word to the Minister that he was sick
1922 6707 we got to the mouth of a loop canal, the Abu Tibu (Father of Straw) on
1922 2633 King took the matter in hand, sen . . .
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1923 3325 'Abbasiyah is its name. We collected beaters in
1923 3403 Kifl and shot down towards 'Abbasiyah through the tribe of 'Umran al
1923 1941 'Abdud, a wealthy Christian lady (surely I took
1923 706 share of the finds. And I bundled in 'Abdul
1923 3127 whom Father had tea, and 'Abdul 'Aziz Qasrab, a very pleasant
1923 532 was for 13 years ADC to 'Abdul Hamid. He is so straight and genuine,
1923 2152 Turkish chamber and the ADC to 'Abdul Hamid. His high birth and
1923 1942 And there dropped in 'Abdul Jabbar Pasha Haiyat, an old christian of
1923 3393 house of one of his tribesmen, 'Abdul Karim al Faris, out on the
1923 527 had the Prime Minister, his brother, 'Abdul Karim, up
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1924 5089 Dulaim, 'Aaaidat etc. He is pained at this and deeply
1924 694 'Abbasid pottery. One place was nothing but
1924 641 On Friday I had a dinner party composed of 'Abdul
1924 5914 the dinner was interminable. I sat between 'Abdul
1924 7096 own accord. 'Abdul Hamid brought some up to C'ple to a
1924 2222 it was over we motored out to the garden of 'Abdul Husain
1924 3037 morning from 'Abdul Majid Shawi. Ja'far spoke up like a man
1924 4847 I found his diwan full of people, among them 'Abdul Muhsin
1924 5306 best that we have had. 'Abdul Muhsin is back in Interior, Sadun in
1924 2857 at the interview and I hope he has brought 'Abdul Muhsin to
1924 2854 an inch in the negotiations with the Turks, 'Abdul Muhsin Bey, who
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1925 2334 on Friday before he left - a party for the A.V.M. (You see
A.V.M. SEE ALSO AVM & AIR VICE MARSHAL
1925 1837 farm (for me) next day. The A.V.M. and his wife and the Prescotts
1925 3841 we had a really brilliant dinner party - the A.V.M. and Lady,
1925 3553 when the A.V.M. feels like that - which he not infrequently
1925 2224 I dined with the A.V.M. on Monday to meet the King - a pleasant
1925 4181 I come in to lunch. The A.V.M. says we can have a plane anyday we
1925 3884 well. Sylvia I put by the A.V.M. so that those two were happy. We
1925 1794 I had got permission from the A.V.M. to go up to Kirkuk by air mail
1925 4217 the A.V.M. was past talking about.
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1926 341 otherwise A.S. would have dunned me for it and he hasn't. I have
1926 1918 been engaged in taking down a beautiful late Abbasid
1926 2065 another large consignment of them from the Tur Abdin, a district north
1926 2172 father and his brother 'Abdullah.
1926 733 through Afghanistan, their second the rousing of Turkey, for
1926 230 Syria is going from bad to worse. Husain Afnan ws over there on
1926 2178 terrible story. There was a man called Ahmad Muraiwid, a very wealthy
1926 1028 Anyhow he is profiting by the presence of the Air Force
1926 1022 into touch with Air Head Quarters, they have whisked him away from
1926 674 Mr Ward Aldam who once contested M'bro in the Conservative
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1890 400 1890 Dearest Mother, There is no shop mark in Asolando
1878.9 89 the canary and Benedicts and Hugo and Elsa and Abby
1878.9 90 and Mrs Abby and you and Papa and the rabbits. P.P.S. Aunty
1890 773 some stamps behind! I am sending you back the Academy
1888.9 518 for the Academy and Devonshire House. I wish you were coming
1890 292 is in the Academy this year. I think they would like it. Ever
1874 81 breakfast she hissed at Kitty Scott. Auntie Ada had her
1874 82 on her knee and Kitty was at one side. As Auntie Ada let Mopsa
1888.9 449 be away and Aunt Ada ruling in her stead. I don't think it will
1874 7 Maurice and I send love to Grandpapa and Auntie Ada. From your
1876 193 knife. Mis Adle going to buy me another knife and I won't brea . . .
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1891.3 50 Ever yours very affectionately Ada Godman
1893 513 Adams' joined. Afterwards we played Skat which seems to
1893 477 Maurice and I are going to call on the Frau Admiral
1893 443 the Frau Admiral - but she came late. We all sat round a table
1893 369 will tell you all about them. The Frau Admiral also is a most
1893 375 had coffee and cake. Frl Batsch said to the Frau Admiral and me
1893 588 with her and with the Admiral. We are going to a party there tomorrow
1893 587 I've just been calling on her Excellence [?Frau Admiral?] and have had an amusing talk
1893 259 ascertained that the Tom Bells were safe at Aigle till this
1893 427 to be very well satisfied with the notices of Alan's Wife
1893 326 We are longing to hear details about Alan's Wife. The telegram at Geneva . . .
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1898 147 cheaper. I had an interesting conversation with Abbey
1898 149 to write garden books. Abbey doesn't approve. "I know where it'll
1898 154 with him. Abbey thought perhaps it might catch him less that way
1896 231 In the afternoon Billy and I visited the Academy and came to the
1896 1854 cleaner, Achille Serre, and got his address. She says sometimes
1897 27 Presently in came lots of secretaries. Mr Acton
1897 273 Billy Gerald and Mr Acton playing at Baccarat, so in spite of the
1897 513 I last wrote to you on Friday I think. Mr Acton, Mr Spring Rice and
1896 1714 - Auntie Ada looks wonderfully well
1898 586 need not say). After dinner in came Mr Adam and told us long tales of
1898 720 out with Mr . . .
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1900 2037 me that I must leave some money for the Prophet Aaron and
1900 1378 Prophet Aaron scandalously ill! People have never been allowed
1900 2001 Prophet Aaron. Ayoub and Hamdan (my guide) kissed the four
1900 2044 Aaron. I gave him a beshlik (3 ps) recognising the
1900 2040 something for the Prophet Aaron. When it came to settling up, I gave him half a
1900 2047 Prophet Aaron, or remains in Hamdan's dirty keeping. Saturday
1900 1998 whose tomb, do you think? Aaron's! It's a great Mahommadan pilgrimage place
1900 3670 of hills separating the 'Awaj valley from the Abana, and at the top I
1900 282 fabulous) mandrake. Will you give them to Abbey and tell him to plant them and
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1901 402 of the Aar and dropped down onto Innertkirchen in the green
1902 2103 Aar valley and the long moraine of the Unter Aar glacier to
1902 2219 Aar valley. It was piping hot, a baking burning sun
1902 89 and the brother got the Turks to forbid 'Abbas to leave
1902 86 next thing was to get a Persian. My old friend 'Abbas Effendi the
1902 100 answered my inquiries after 'Abbas Effendi who is for him the
1902 91 law of 'Abbas, Husein Effendi, lived here and I determined to
1903 5368 thing I have ever seen. The Abbey frescoes are extraordinarily good
1902 2814 with the Turks. The old Sultan, uncle of 'Abd ul Hamed
1902 600 Mirza Abdullah (I being interpreter) asked him what he
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1911 2712 a very real gratitude and affection for Lord A and
1909 592 in the grass. Abbas came up with the lunch while we were looking
1909 576 day to them. So I sent Abbas down to tell Fattuh to camp by the river
1909 1279 lie buried Ali's two sons, Hussein and Abbas who were both killed in
1909 570 hills so I rode off early with Abbas Chowwish (one of my 2 soldiers)
1909 258 lunch except some bread my soldier, Abbas Chowwish gave me and a
1911 1388 zaptieh, Abbas, was extremely conversational, but as he was
1911 2949 mosque of the early Abbasid period. We camped in the great court and
1911 748 the Abbasid post road. The pools have been dug out and
1909 1280 the battle of Kerbela by the first Abbasid Khalif. The Shi'ahs . . .
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1916 2195 I went one morning to the oil factory at Abadan and was shown round by
1918 59 shrine of Abbas which is only less holy than that of Husain. I
1913 447 Abd al Rahman Pasha, the Amir al Hajj, who is the
1913 373 to him. The Amir al Hajj, Abd al Rahman Pasha, comes back from
1913 269 the afternoon I paid a long call on one of hte 'Abdul Qadir nephews,
1918 1952 will appreciate the full significance of Mrs 'Abdul Qadir's
1917 1702 for a long time talking to Abdul Rahman Effendi, the head of the
1918 1521 21st, which was Sunday, I went to tea with 'Abdul Rahman Pasha
1917 1706 gets the best that can be had. Abdul Rahman's friendship takes also
1913 364 turned up yesterday? Muhammad al Na'man and Abdullah Father of
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FOR A.T. SEE A.T. Wilson
1919 153 Margoliath's on Abbasid history - an hour's worth of wit, having a
1920 3180 that that has happened since the fall of the Abbasids
1920 4966 in Mesopotamia since the Abbasids meets for the first time tomorrow
1920 1449 the Abbasids) is raising a national gendarmerie at 6 pounds a
1920 2779 Mesopotamia in Westminster Abbey (if it hasn't tumbled down) and then
1919 1379 the Tods, who were also there, had induced 'Abdul
1920 5784 falls to me to support and comfort Sasun Eff and Abdul Majid
1920 1774 this flux there's no doubt that they turn to us. Abdul Majid
1920 3694 farewell parties to A.T. Tea parties given by Abdul Majid
1920 1798 (Haji Naji and 'Abdul Majid are exceptions) be frightened into
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1921 6986 it is that industrious cultivators of Abbasid times gave their
1921 2783 I went to tea with Mme Mina 'Abbud, do you remember the old Christian
1921 4970 close friend of another young ass, the son of 'Abdul
1921 6563 who run the school, a few Baghdad notables (Abdul
1921 3960 We're all right I think. Yesterday I had in 'Abdul
1921 3204 group, and I begged him to take advantage of Abdul
1921 243 the week has been a luncheon party given by 'Abdul
1921 3802 to place him on the throne. Abdul Jabbar is a member of the Council
1921 3995 In the evening old 'Abdul Jabbar Pasha came to see me at my house,
1921 6939 Jamil, Abdul Majid Shawi, 'Abdul Jabbar Pasha Khanjat (one of the
1921 3799 The leading Christian here, 'Abdul Jabbar Pasha, came in with the
1921 6760 Eff., Saiyid Daud (a cousin of the Naqib's) an . . .
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1922 4868 so we are!" (What I said was "Wallahi! Allah A'lam and By
1923 3325 'Abbasiyah is its name. We collected beaters in
1923 3403 Kifl and shot down towards 'Abbasiyah through the tribe of 'Umran al
1923 1941 'Abdud, a wealthy Christian lady (surely I took
1923 706 share of the finds. And I bundled in 'Abdul
1923 3127 whom Father had tea, and 'Abdul 'Aziz Qasrab, a very pleasant
1923 532 was for 13 years ADC to 'Abdul Hamid. He is so straight and genuine,
1923 2152 Turkish chamber and the ADC to 'Abdul Hamid. His high birth and
1923 1942 And there dropped in 'Abdul Jabbar Pasha Haiyat, an old christian of
1923 3393 house of one of his tribesmen, 'Abdul Karim al Faris, out on the
1923 527 had the . . .
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1926 341 otherwise A.S. would have dunned me for it and he hasn't. I have
1925 2334 on Friday before he left - a party for the A.V.M. (You see
1925 1837 farm (for me) next day. The A.V.M. and his wife and the Prescotts
1925 3841 we had a really brilliant dinner party - the A.V.M. and Lady,
1925 3553 when the A.V.M. feels like that - which he not infrequently
1925 2224 I dined with the A.V.M. on Monday to meet the King - a pleasant
1925 4181 I come in to lunch. The A.V.M. says we can have a plane anyday we
1925 3884 well. Sylvia I put by the A.V.M. so that those two were happy. We
1925 1794 I had got permission from the A.V.M. to go up to Kirkuk by air mail
1925 4217 the A.V.M. was past talking . . .
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GERTRUDE BELL FROM MAMA OCTOBER 9 1877 REDCAR
<uThursday 29 March 1877.>u Maurice's birthday
<uSaturday 14 July 1877.>u My birthday
<uMonday 16 July 1877.>u Walters birthday
<uWednesday 18 July 1877.>u Miss Aitchison birthday
<uThursday 9 August 1877.>u Last day of
lessons
<uFriday 10 August 1877.>u Mammys wedding day
<uSaturday 11 August 1877.>u Went to Rounton
<uMonday 13 August 1877.>u Went to Guns
Green
<uTuesday 16 October 1877.>u Morning went out and picked flowers there are very few left. Afternoon houses are not sta
nding built one I hop it will be standing tomorrow. Evening read the town crier finish . . .
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We are four. Mamma Papa Maurice and I. We have four servants and we have a governess called Miss T....... we have
lessons from nine till twelve in the morning and for an hour in the afternoon we have dancing lessons every thursday
for an hour and a hauf. ........... to make easter eggs with a l
ogwood first the logwwod in the sauser and then the egg with saffron and cochineal paint the egg with cochineal and
put the stuff ..... ...... it on by ........... the
<uTuesday 1 January 1878.>u Morning sto
pped at home. I did not know what to do. Afternoon stopped at home and read. Evening we are going to stay up to
the acting and after to dance. <uWednesday 2 January 1878.>u Morning w
ent out first went to the farm buildings and then to see the pupies at Brown's house. Afternoon stop . . .
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<Wednesday April 12, 1893.>u Left Redcar at 10.21 and travelled to town with Billy. Very sorry to leave home. Lisa
and all the children left with Mother. Amusing journey. Bill told me anecdotes of his little friends and hooted at
me when I asked whether they ever relate their experiences. Then followed a heated discussion on the art of ........
.... which ended by my saying "At least you see there is another point of view." And his answering "I think it's a
rotten one"! Papa and I went to a party at the New Gallery, rather amusing-Poynters, Butchers, Lushingtons,
Grosvenors etc but after all these gatherings come to very little. If I only have to say How de do 20 times I
don't care whether it's to my friends or my enemies I say it. N.G. very glad to see me, we sat down and talked. That
kind of friendship is worth being grateful for. Very interesting, some of the early Burne Jones I'm glad to have
seen them even in so unsatisfactory a fashion. . . .
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<uFriday 2 August 1895.>u Left at 10.20. Mother, Elsa, Molly Papa and I. Got out at Lincoln where we stopped 3 hours
and saw the Cathedral. Very splendid, right up on top of a hill. Great facade, half Norman with Early English
Arcaded flanks beautifully fitted on. Very magnificent inside. The town also was interesting, very steep streets with
charming old houses. Started again 5.30 dined in the train with a delightful man who was coming from Scotland.
Talked of bicycles and other exercises. Reached Harwich at 9.30, Hugo arrived 10. Very smooth crossing.
<uSaturday 3 August 1895.>u Hook of Holland at 6. Went on to Cologne where we
had 1 and a half hours wait. Got out and saw the Cathedral. I liked the modern front-it has a very noble soaring
affect and inside the great height and the narrowness of the nave make a fine effect. After this I was ill all the 4
hours to Frankfort and retired to bed as soon as we reached the . . .
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<uSunday March 15, 1896.>u Left London at 11, very good crossing to Calais, then by Lille and Donai to Laon where we
dined (7 o'clock) and Rheims. After Chalons 9.42 we went to bed- I had a compartment all to myself in the Wagon
Lit, so had Papa. Up at 6, reached Bale 6.30. <uMonday March 16, 1896.>u Excellent br
eakfast at Bale. Past Lucerne and over the St Gothard. Switzerland was looking wonderfully lovely; lots of snow ovr
the pass; avalanches right over the roads. Brilliant sun; the fields of snow dazzlingly bright. Reached Goschenen at
12 and lunched. I went to sleep after the tunnel and didn't wake until Bellinzona. That valley leading down to L.
Maggiore is too lovely. The flat plain between the mountains was green with young grass, the willows were all green,
the peach trees in full flower-all the rest winter, grey trees, grim mountains, snow peaks. But the fields were thick
with primroses and anemones. Exquisite journ . . .
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<uTuesday 28 December 1897.>u Left home at 7.18 with Maurice. Mother and the two children saw us off in the dark. Po
or Tokyo was left at the garden gate. Reached London at 2.30. Picked up Florence Lascelles at Carlos Place and
shopped with her. To 95 to tea. Found Uncle F there. After dinner M and I went to Mansfield St where we spent a pl
easant hour. <uWednesday 29 December 1897.>u Left Waterloo at 10 reaching S'hampton at 12.
Fearful storm. Got on board Para where we found ourselves very comfortably lodged, and lunched. Stood in the rain
and wind and watched the Mails come on and the idiotic people saying good bye to each other. We got off about 3.30
but as soon as we were well into S'hamption Water we hove to for the night. So we had a comfortable dinner lying at anc
hor. We sat next a beetle browed man called Northcote who is going out to Antigua to be a secretary to the governor.
After dinner M and he played piquet. Fearfull . . .
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(new Book) Tues ap 24 1900 Left Jerusalem at 2 afte
r a hot morning of packing and rode to Jericho in a dust-storm with Dr R and Nina, arriving at 7. We have Hanna, Musa
and Hassan with us, a cook of Dr. R's Costanzi and 5 mules. Met a Mr. Forder at Jericho, a bounder but awfully learned a
bout this country. Wed 25. Off at 5, Bridge 6.30, Kabur Nimr 8, leaving the Wady Nimrin at 9, Kasr
where the Numur (the ruling family of the 'Adwan) keep their corn, we mounted up the Arahib with glimpses into the Wad
y Kefrein till we came out onto a col looking down into the Wady Sir. In the Ghor I eat of the Sidr of Dom fruits,
like cherries in size but not in taste, and saw the Sheha plant from which alkali is made. The Belka country is cal
led the Shefa. Lunched by the stream at 1 under oleanders, slept and photographed. There is a little village here
inhabited by the Abbad. Explored the caves. . . .
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<uThursday November 27, 1902.>u Hugo and I left Charing Cross at 11, all the family, Aunt Bessie and Maisie, Sylvia H
orner and Willie Tyrell sending us off. Sybil had come in to 95 and so had Sophie and Henry. On the platform met Mrs
Cookson who introduced me to her daughter Sybil, and Lady Hamilton who was seeing off Miss Muir and Mrs Moncrieff.
Mr Schuster also in the train. Left London in a thick fog, but outside it was almost clear. Very calm crossing,
got into the P. O. train and lunched it being then 3.30. I had a 4 place compartment to myself till Paris so H an
d I sat together. Dined at Paris in the train and then walked outside and smelt the smell of Paris; wet boulevards
and deserted streets. Here got in to the next sleeper Mrs and Miss Lester and their maid with me, I came in and found
my sleeper full of them so I said politely "Please don't move." I need not have troubled for they said nothing
and did not stir. The same thing happened ne . . .
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<uJan. 5. 1905>u Thursday. Left London at 10-streaming morning. But it cleared and I could sit on deck. Roughish passag
e. Got to Boulogne about 2 and lunched. Full train. Paris 6.15. Went to see Reinach in his new house in the Rue Trakter.
We talked diligently for 1/2 an hour and he embraced me warmly when I left.Dinedat the hotel St. Romain and got to the G
are de Lyon at 9. Full train. A nice woman in my sleeper, a Mrs. Peake, wife I gather of an Egyptian soldier whom she
to retain line numbers is going out to join. she has her brothe
r Mr. Osborne with her. <uFriday 6th>u Got to Marseille at 9.34-bright cold day.Walked down to the Hotel
du Louvre where I deposited my things. Then out along the Prado to the Parc Boreily where I saw the Musee Archeologi
que. Nothing very much in it, but some early Xian sarcophagi I was glad to see. A fine one from Arles with sphynxes
on it-I suppose it must have been cl . . .
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Wednesday March 27. Left London in a thick fog. Terrible crowd of people at the station. Among them I presently dis
tinguished Brian Lascelles with a small Harrow boy in tow, a Russian Boris de Chrustchoff. They are going to Athens.
Met Lady Ottoline Morrell on the boat who introduced her husband. Mabel Lowther also on board probably heaps of
other people I know. Near an hour late at Paris. Drove over to the Gare du Lyon, got my sleeper and dined with Mr.
Lascelles and Boris. Major Archer appeared on the scene. Shared my sleeper with a girl, Miss Charteris going to Egy
pt. Thursday March 28. Bright fine morning. Saw and spoke to the Archers at the
station at Marseille. They had been ordered back to Baluchistan and their leave cut short. Mr. Lascelles was join
ed by Mr. Medley a master at Harrow school a nice boy with a pleasant face. Walked down to the Louvre did some
shopping and lunched. Then by tram to La Joliett . . .
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<uWednesday January 20, 1909.>u Left London at 11, Mother and Hugo seeing me off and Willie T. appearing at the last
moment. Travelled without adventure to Paris and dined and got into a full train.
<uThursday January 21, 1909.> My travelling companion was a Mrs Broadbridge, an intellignet little woman wife of an e
ngineer who is now on the W coast of Africa. She had been all over the world. We talked of the suffrage and I
enlisted her among the Antis. Got to Marseille at 9.30, bright but cold. My boat, the Equateus, left at noon. Very
empty; There are only 10 1st class male passengers of various nationalities and one old French woman of 70 who
goes to Jerusalem every year for 2 months "pour .. ......." I subsequently found that she was a cousin of M de Noai
lles. Pleasant afternoon but the wind got up a little before night and I went to bed soon after dinner.
<uFriday January 22, 1909.>u On deck soon after 8, very fine but a cold wind. Etna splendid, smo . . .
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<uWednesday January 4, 1911.>u Off at 11 from Victoria. Marna and Val Pease in the train and the whole Cobham party goi
ng to Switzerland. Sir Frank S. came tosee me off. Cold and rough crossing. Luggage registered straight through to
Marseille and no douane till there, so I drove across Paris with my small Hundgepack and dined at the Gare de Lyon
s. Viollet and his wife came to see me there and gave me an account of their journey. They spent only one day at
Ukheidir so they can't have done much. But they say my plan is accurate. He said he had planned all those interestin
g monasteries in the Tur Abdin, but he had never heard of Khakh! A little black French woman, very aimiable, in my
sleeping compartment. <uThursday January 5, 1911.>u Sunny but
freezing in Marseilles. Got on board the Orenogne at 11 and we left at 12. Cold but sunny. A curious company of
commis voyageurs and a party of tourists to Syria . . .
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Jan 16. Today I returned to the desert and as I rode past the station of Ziza, I stopped and asked whether the missing
letter from you were not, by chance, there. But there was nothing and I, crossing the little thread of rail that
binds me here to the outer world, felt like the a Fate with the shears-Clotho, to whom we bow the head. I have cut the
thread. I can hear no more from you or from anyone, and what is more, do you know that I am an outlaw? Louis Mallet
has informed me that if I go on towards Nejd my own government washes its hands of me, and I have given a categorical ac
quittal to the Ottoman government, saying that I go on at my own risk. This is the price I pay for having been
caught at Ziza. It is not, in reality, heavy; for in no case could the Turks be held responsible for me, since I travel
withouth a guard, and British protection is not of great value in these wastes. If my fellow inhabitants here
were to take it into their minds to rob me, I do n . . .
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<uMonday,September 28, 1919.>u Reached Port Sa'id on the Nevasa at 5 p.m. on Sunday 28th.Fellow travellers General Ke
nyon, Director General of Ordnance, Col.Anderson, a sapper, Mr and Mrs Little, Americans connected with jute works, Mr.
L. Crump Resident at Patiala, Mr Sifton and Mr Morshead, both of Behar and Orissa, Kumar Singh, a Rajput princeling
, Mr and Mrs Smith, I.C.S. from Punjab; the Captain's name was Henderson, a nice Scotchman. Left Marie to go
on to Bombay with the luggage. Caught the 6.10 train after telegraphing to Sir Gilbert Clayton who had sent me a letter
through the Embarkation officer. Col. Elgood has left Port Said. Gen Clayton met me at the station and took me to
Shepheard's. He has now been installed about a month as Adviser to the Min. of the Interior, Col. Meinertzhagen having
taken his place as P.O. for Palestine and Syria. Cheetham, who is in charge for Allenby, has Arabia under him-this
having been under Clayton but now taken away . . .
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1913-1914 -30-
of your own people? He replied Wallah ma nidri. We went cautiously onto the
shoulder of the tell--looked through my glasses all over the Ga'rah. There was
no one. So we climbed to the top and took bearings-back to the rijm of 11
o'clock was 338. In front was the great mass of broken rugged hills and table
topped tells of the Tor. To the W the 2 big hills at the end of the high
ground with a very small tell below them which Umm al Rqubbeh. The Arabs drink
from here when they are camped at Helbeh. We were not sure where al Hansah
was-Sayyah does not know the country from this side. Ghineh was to the E, a
little SE, we could not see it. It is a sandy bottom between several small
valleys, flowing together; very good pasturage. They drink from Umm al Rqubbeh
which is a khabra. We decided not to go to Helbeh, for seeing that there had
been no rain and all the world was dried up, we think that Hathmel must have
moved E, to the W. Sirhan or to the Hamad beyond. We . . .
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1877D 9 <D18 July 1877> Miss Aitchison birthday
1877D 376 got many knew cousins Billy and Gerald little Arthur Godman and lost one
1877D 21 read the Town Crier finished it. Wrote to Billy
1877D 341 and read Billy and ...... came. Evening papa was tiger
1877D 376 I have got many knew cousins Billy and Gerald little Arthur Godman and lost one
1877D 337 garden it was so muddy. Billy and Leila are cameing tomorrow. Evening played
1877D 343 <D23 December 1877> Morning went out and showed Billy the garden
1877D 158 Evening wrote to Billy Mammy read to us a very amusing book called The
1877D 153 rockets we had great fun. I got a letter from Billy. Nucie is gone to
1877D 359 Afternoon everybody skated even Billy, Dena did not. Evening we played
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1878D 694 Morning went into the garden went to meet Aunty Ada
1878D 121 February 1878> Morning stopped at home. Auntie Ada and Auntie
1878D 174 went to Auntie Ada at noon to stay till saturday and Miss .... left
1878D 646 so tired when we came home we found that Aunty Ada had come
1878D 707 1878> Morning dinner at harf past twelve Aunty Ada went
1878D 409 haurbour then we came in and had tea. Evening Annie
1878D 961 met Annie and she went with me to brown lessons tea had
1878D 480 garden and romped with Annie we had such fun. Lessons went on very well got
1878D 502 Evening went into our fiel with Fay and Anny Fay was so funny in
1878D 799 in the garden and read ........ I played with Arthur
1878D 858 played with Arthur made lavender bags and went ...... dinner at
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1893-4D 1153 journey over the Vor Aalberg. We lunched in the train and spent most of the
1893-4D 25 I fancy that may be necessary for the protest. Absinthe was
1893-4D 671 the afternoon went to the Academia where I delighted in M. Angelo's great
1893-4D 895 <D18 February 1894> To the Academia where I discovered with great
1893-4D 812 Academia-I like much an Adoration by ..... which stands on
1893-4D 574 frescoes by Costa and . Then to the Academy which is mighty full
1893-4D 1251 AchenSee. AMy and Frl Sophie with us. We steamed up the
1893-4D 689 very terrible with a sorrow stricken peasant Adam
1893-4D 1564 to see, and above it two of the statues were Adam and a lovely Eve
1893-4D 688 and Filippo Lippi frescoes-Lippi's exquisite Adam and Eve in the
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1895-9D 949 opposite the Aiguille Centrale which looked very fine. Round a steep
1895-9D 788 across the Romanch valley, Mont Blanc and the Aiguilles
1895-9D 930 to go up to the Refuge Republican for the Aiguilles d'Arne. At 11 came
1895-9D 916 Aiguilles d'Arre and the Galibier and down through woods
1895-9D 937 and the Aiguilles standing up black and forbidding. A deep grey
1895-9D 808 send Hyppolite Rodier over the Col to Ailefroide with some luggage tomorrow
1895-9D 835 Pelvous, the Pic Coolidge sans Noir and the Ailefroide. Pic
1895-9D 835 stood the Pelvous, the Pic sans Noir and the Ailefroide. Pic
1895-9D 461 and got up to the Hutte at 6. We had a porter, Alois
1895-9D 457 with many guides. Finally we engaged one called Alois
1895-9D 505 and went to sleep. Left Vent at 2.45; Alois carrying the box, Papa . . .
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1896-7D 73 Giotto! also the coffin of St Abbondio. Then he took us out by a north door
1896-7D 1055 colour. After lunch to the Academy which is a confusing place. I seem to
1896-7D 531 straight robes standing up before Pilate. To the Accademia for a few
1896-7D 795 Accademia where we stayed 2 hours. Very interesting
1896-7D 758 worth 25 million francs. then to the Accademia where I looked at the 2
1896-7D 509 Accademia where I saw and loved the Capaccio St Ursulas
1896-7D 1114 Renaissance of the best kind. Then to the Accademmia where it was a great joy
1896-7D 332 and a charming Girolamo in the sacristy. The Adige flooded this
1896-7D 1067 Spirito, at one of which we saw a lovely Matteo Adoration and a Fungai
1896-7D 575 solemn kings in the Adoration of the Magi, rushing of angels in the . . .
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1897-0D 1686 pillar-then along the canal to Sir John A-----'s garden and the catacombs
1897-0D 2905 Lesson after tea. Yacoub and Abbasa paid me a long call
1897-0D 3313 his photographs and Abbaza
1897-0D 261 and Pliades visible. Miss Pattinson and the Abbots appeared. The
1897-0D 2909 but very dull. Nina caught us up here. We had Abd
1897-0D 3136 where we arrived at 1.45 very hungry. Found Abd and the lunch. Pretty
1897-0D 3905 where Nina and I sat with Mahmud Effendi and Abd es Salam Effendi and Salim
1897-0D 3180 1900> day. Went after lunch with the old kavass Abdul to the Haram
1897-0D 2742 Passed by a charming well called the Sibeer abu Abdul I
1897-0D 3281 the Sandretskys house-sold me plants. Then by Abdul Rahim outside
Abou SEE Abu
1897-0D 2581 9 - extremely rough and rainy. Talked to Mr. Abramson and so to bed
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1900-2D 2978 Delicious walk up the Aar valley-blue butterwort, yellow anemone a
1900-2D 2835 Badi Allah and saw the other wife. (Abba's Mother's name was Ghanhar
1900-2D 23 up above with windows. Passed an encampment of Abbad (Abebid in the
1900-2D 13 here inhabited by the Abbad. Explored the caves. This is the inscription on
1900-2D 2645 religion and Abbas in Persian. .... oriental untidy garden full of
1900-2D 2659 charming and went to the house of 'Abbas who was out. Got a letter to Abu
1900-2D 2658 off today to see Abbas with Balora. Nice old things
1900-2D 778 told us there that Abbas Effendi was in Haifa. We went off to see his
1900-2D 2667 succeeded in seeing 'Abbas. He was most polite but not very cordial I
1900-2D 2488 the house of Husein Effend . . .
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1902-3D 1694 him and one of Shah Abbas in a Persian pavilion with a garden and flowers
1902-3D 2339 had fled before the oppression of the Abbassids) The other two Sunnis. They
1902-3D 1439 tulsi bush growing near the shrine. Here as at Abu I was not
1902-3D 423 <D20 Dec 1902> Got to Abu Road at , breakfasted and
1902-3D 430 Adashaws and dashed off to the Rajputana Hotel. The
1902-3D 107 talked a long time after lunch. We got to Aden at 7 and
1902-3D 1121 covered with carving. The tomb of Adham Khan is a beautiful
1902-3D 1134 cloud. To the SE is a detached fort 'Adilabad, built by Tughlakh's son and
1902-3D 1994 mud colour with dirt. Most of them have the Afghan sidelocks. Rond a
1902-3D 2025 Kabul Manzil where all the Afghan Caravans come in-full of Bactrian camels
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1905D 609 are lumped together as the Bilkawieh. The 'Abadeh
1905D 370 with them over an hour. Badi 'Allah has joined Abbas
1905D 379 and the money flows in. Miss Ramsay says that Abbas is very
1905D 381 Hajj says is true that the Americans have taught Abbas that he
1905D 376 Ramsays. I sent Abbas Effendi a message through Dr. Gould asking if he
1905D 1324 Abbaya and a magnificent aghal and was told his name
1905D 1267 should take Abbaysa and mendils from Damascus. $1000 he says for 100
1905D 1712 Abbot who turned out to be the same I had seen 5 years
1905D 2243 get them partly in money and partly in kind. 'Abd
1905D 1207 10 with Salim Beg to the house ofMir Ali Pasha Abd al Kadir
1905D 1209 Mirs have a whoe quarter of the town. 'Abd al Kadir built this house and it is . . .
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1907D 312 the Turks with regard to the Sultan. 'Abdul Aziz stayed
1907D 1366 they call it, then left the horses with Abdullah and went on to the top, an
1907D 1807 nooise. After breakfast Sir W went off with Abdullah to see an inscription and
1907D 1616 as I wanted. We sent the Kurds away, Hassan and Abdullah went but
1907D 2039 Musa is a Yuruk, Osman and Abdullah Turkmans. I had a long talk with the
1907D 1849 June 1907> Off at 6 with the 2 Ramsays, Elyes, Abdullah, Haidar and
1907D 2794 the only number he knew. They nicknamed him Abu Ethnashr. Last year he
1907D 385 Demeter temple and so on up to the Acropolis by a winding path cut in the face
1907D 57 look at properly. Then drove to the Acropolis. Got out opposite the theatre
1907D 2993 the Vali of Konia's brother. He is Kaimakam of Adabazaar. He insisted on
1907D 847 the Adalea . . .
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1909D 690 a Turk, and Hajj Muhammad. I left at 8.30 with Abbas and Mr
1909D 2195 Hussein and Abbas his brother. They are all tiled with blue and
1909D 1016 but there is water in another jubb to the E. Abbas joined us
1909D 1008 much to be examined I sent Abbas to tell the baggage to camp at Munbaya and
1909D 989 <D23 Feb 1909> We left Ramaileh at 7.30, Abbas Chowwish
1909D 690 me, Abbas Chowwish a Turk, and Hajj Muhammad. I left at 8
1909D 698 expressiuons of esteem. Abbas Chowwish and I rode on together and presently
1909D 2065 ruins of a castle called Murrat. I take it to be Abbasid or thereabouts
1909D 1130 and the cattle and horses eat it. At 3 Tell 'Abd 'Ali
1909D 1140 <uSaturday February 27, 1909.>u Left Tell 'Abd 'Ali at 7.15 and at 8.5 got to
1909D 933 to the Gahl. The Great Sheikh of the Fahl is ' . . .
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1911D 1489 and leben. All my zptiehs bewail Nazim. The Persian frontier is quite quiet
1911D 1170 Shatt and here 'Abbas found to his horror that I intended to go on to
1911D 1164 of the way we rode over pottery fragments. 'Abbas said when he was a boy there
1911D 1157 Kurdish zaptieh, Abbas who knew no road. So we had to take a zebeneh
1911D 946 unpacking. 'Abd el Jamil a friend of Kubeisa 2 years ago came to call
Abd ul SEE ALSO Abdul
Abd ur SEE ALSO Abd ur
1911D 944 tired and were received by the khanji, 'Abd, and by all the muleteers Muhammad,
1911D 2364 till we came to the edge of the Tur 'Abdin and saw a wide valley beneath us
1911D 2168 than the Tur 'Abdin churches. . . .
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1914D 1389 Damascus. I wonder if you are now at Adis Ababa? I do not picture the journey
1914D 1356 the Meissners last night-she was the daughter of Abd al Hamid's Armenian
1914D 1463 - I told you. We borrowed the launch of Abd al Qadir Pasha
1914D 1471 but beauty. And in the dark we dropped down to 'Abd al Qadir's
1914D 865 foray in the stirring days of 'Abd as Aziz, Nuhammad's nephew: and my men came
1914D 1232 Abp of York would see eye to eye with him. So perhaps he
1914D 333 Harb and his brother and a cousin of 'Audeh Abu
1914D 1540 much about bearing for an obliging person at Abu Jir set fire to one of
1914D 1536 day and a dull road: Our destination was Abu Jir, the great pitch springs to
1914D 313 Abu Tayyi, cousin of the great shaikh. A formidable
1914D 297 people, the . . .
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1919D 1371 districts of the Tur 'Abdin etc. He brought forward the historical argument
1919D 842 Yusuf Bey al Sa'dan came to see me, bringing 'Abdul
1919D 1084 big people were already against the Arab Govt. Abdul
1919D 1029 Shammar Jaiba'a admitted that 'Abdul 'Aziz bored him to tears-he's thankful
1919D 574 from Trebizond, sold when she was a child into 'Abdul Hamid's harem where
1919D 966 to take on the government of the country. 'Abdul Rahman asked me what I
1919D 950 While he was talking 'Abdul Rahman came in and I explained to him the matter
1919D 1045 there came Muhammad Kurd 'Ali and 'Abdul Rahman Pasha Yusuf. The former served
1919D 1182 'Abdul Rahman Shahbander for his letter. Then Faiz al
1919D 1125 So to Major Clayton's house where Abdul Rahman Shahbanda came to see me. He
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1913-4D 2231 To Baghdad at 1.30. Went to Abd al Ahad's inn in a shaktur and dropped down
1913-4D 1267 is only about 20 and a small son of Mit'ab ibn Abd al Aziz
1913-4D 1852 and herds of the Abdeh Ibn Ajel, who is khal of Abd al Aziz al Rashid
1913-4D 1563 An old sister of Abd al Aziz also and the other Circassian, younger,
1913-4D 1445 and they will slay the Slaim. Abd al Aziz ibn al Slain-the Amirs of Anezeh
1913-4D 1593 another except when he was 6 years away with Abd al Aziz in
1913-4D 2076 Hayyil in the dor of Abd al Aziz in a matter of camels. He was , said he
1913-4D 1749 bi hail| Mashkhur relates+ when 'Abd al Aziz was killed Sultan was at Jof.
1913-4D 1224 go outside the Qasr. She was here when Abd al Aziz was killed and
1913-4D 1878 coffee fire. Mushkhur was with 'Abd al Aziz when he was killed. When
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1893-4D 1153 journey over the Vor Aalberg. We lunched in the train and spent most of the
1893-4D 25 I fancy that may be necessary for the protest. Absinthe was
1893-4D 671 the afternoon went to the Academia where I delighted in M. Angelo's great
1893-4D 895 <D18 February 1894> To the Academia where I discovered with great
1893-4D 812 Academia-I like much an Adoration by ..... which stands on
1893-4D 574 frescoes by Costa and . Then to the Academy which is mighty full
1893-4D 1251 AchenSee. AMy and Frl Sophie with us. We steamed up the
1878D 694 Morning went into the garden went to meet Aunty Ada
1878D 121 February 1878> Morning stopped at home. Auntie Ada and Auntie
1878D 174 went to Auntie Ada at noon to stay till saturday and Miss .... left
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1900-2D 453 Nasariyeh.A... .... Kanat runs all the way. There are 2 Kanayits
1897-0D 1686 pillar-then along the canal to Sir John A-----'s garden and the catacombs
1900-2D 2978 Delicious walk up the Aar valley-blue butterwort, yellow anemone a
1900-2D 23 with windows. Passed an encampment of Abbad (Ababid in the
1900-2D 2835 Badi Allah and saw the other wife. (Abba's Mother's name was Ghanhar
1900-2D 23 up above with windows. Passed an encampment of Abbad (Abebid in the
1900-2D 13 here inhabited by the Abbad. Explored the caves. This is the inscription on
1900-2D 2645 religion and Abbas in Persian. .... oriental untidy garden full of
1900-2D 2659 charming and went to the house of 'Abbas who was out. Got a letter to Abu
1900-2D 2658 off today to see Abbas with Balora. Nice old th . . .
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1902-3D 1694 him and one of Shah Abbas in a Persian pavilion with a garden and flowers
1902-3D 2339 had fled before the oppression of the Abbassids) The other two Sunnis. They
1902-3D 1439 tulsi bush growing near the shrine. Here as at Abu I was not
1902-3D 423 <D20 Dec 1902> Got to Abu Road at , breakfasted and
1902-3D 430 Adashaws and dashed off to the Rajputana Hotel. The
1902-3D 107 talked a long time after lunch. We got to Aden at 7 and
1902-3D 1121 covered with carving. The tomb of Adham Khan is a beautiful
1902-3D 1134 cloud. To the SE is a detached fort 'Adilabad, built by Tughlakh's son and
1902-3D 1994 mud colour with dirt. Most of them have the Afghan sidelocks. Rond a
1902-3D 2025 Kabul Manzil where all the Afghan Caravans come in-full of Bactrian camels
1902-3D 2030 . . .
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1905D 609 are lumped together as the Bilkawieh. The 'Abadeh
1905D 370 with them over an hour. Badi 'Allah has joined Abbas
1909D 690 a Turk, and Hajj Muhammad. I left at 8.30 with Abbas and Mr
1909D 2195 Hussein and Abbas his brother. They are all tiled with blue and
1905D 379 and the money flows in. Miss Ramsay says that Abbas is very
1909D 1016 but there is water in another jubb to the E. Abbas joined us
1905D 381 Hajj says is true that the Americans have taught Abbas that he
1909D 1008 much to be examined I sent Abbas to tell the baggage to camp at Munbaya and
1909D 989 <D23 Feb 1909> We left Ramaileh at 7.30, Abbas Chowwish
1909D 690 me, Abbas Chowwish a Turk, and Hajj Muhammad. I left at 8
1909D 698 expressiuons of esteem. Abbas Chowwish and I rode on together and presently
1905D 376 . . .
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1914D 1389 Damascus. I wonder if you are now at Adis Ababa? I do not picture the journey
1911D 1170 Shatt and here 'Abbas found to his horror that I intended to go on to
1911D 1164 of the way we rode over pottery fragments. 'Abbas said when he was a boy there
1911D 1157 Kurdish zaptieh, Abbas who knew no road. So we had to take a zebeneh
1913-4D 3324 says that 'Abd al 'Aziz ibn al Sa'ud holds all Nejd but just
1913-4D 3426 asked 'Abd al 'Aziz whether any city was fairer than Damascus
1913-4D 2231 To Baghdad at 1.30. Went to Abd al Ahad's inn in a shaktur and dropped down
1913-4D 3414 His two brothers there, his son Qasim. Abd al Aziz
1913-4D 1267 is only about 20 and a small son of Mit'ab ibn Abd al Aziz
1913-4D 1852 and herds of the Abdeh Ibn Ajel, who is khal of Abd al Aziz al Rashid
1913 . . .
