Record Number: 18751
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'And the merit of the book ["Jocelyn"], (apart from distinguished literary expression) is just in this: You have given the exact measure of your characters in a language of great felicity,with measure,with poetical appropriateness to characters tragic indeed but within the bounds of their nature. That's what makes the book valuable apart from its many qualities as a piece of literary work.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1898 and 16 Jan 1898
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Stanford-le-Hope
county: Essex
specific address: Ivy Walls Farm
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:3 Dec 1857
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
'Szlachta', or Polish landed gentry/nobility
Master mariner and author
Religion:Roman Catholic
Country of Origin:Poland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Jocelyn
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailssubsequently published 1898 Duckworth undr pseud. of John Sinjohn
Provenanceborrowed (private library)
MS sent by author to Conrad prior to submission to and subsequent rejection by Fisher Unwin
Source Information:
Record ID:18751
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies)
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 2, 1898-1902
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1986
Vol:2
Page:22
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy, 16 January 1898, Stanford-le Hope.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 2, 1898-1902, (Cambridge, 1986), 2, p. 22, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18751, accessed: 13 January 2025
Additional Comments:
None
