Record Number: 18754
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Now the first sensation of oppression has worn off a little what remains with one after reading the "Life of Santa Teresa" is the impression of a wonderful richness; a world peopled thickly--with the breath of mysticism over all--the landscapes, the walls,the men,the women. Of course I am quite incompetent to criticise such a work; but I can appreciate it .[...] It is absorbing like a dream amd as difficult to keep hold of.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 14 Jan 1898 and 31 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:Santa Teresa: Her Life and Times
Genre:Other religious, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsA.and C. Black 1894
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18754
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:30
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to R.B. Cunninghame Graham, 31 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. 30, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18754, accessed: 24 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None
