Record Number: 24778
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Send me Lane's exact address and I will forward him the MS of "[The Holy] Mountain". I've just finished re-reading the whole. My impression--which you know of--is generally strengthened. The book stands looking into very well, very well indeed.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 May 1908 and 31 May 1908
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Luton Hoo Estate
county: Bedfordshire
specific address: Someries
(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:The Holy Mountain
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailslater published by John Lane 1909
Provenanceowned
presumably sent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:24778
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1990
Vol:4
Page:84
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Stephen Reynolds probably May,1908, Someries.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911, (Cambridge, 1990), 4, p. 84, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24778, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Stephen Reynolds(1881-1919) was a fisherman, writer and social commentator. See fn.2, p.84 of source text.
