Record Number: 24975

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'[...]the 2 vols of my uncle's memoirs which I have by me, to refresh my recollections and settle my ideas.' [while Conrad was starting to write his own memoirs].

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Sep 1908 and 7 Oct 1908

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Luton Hoo Estate
county: Bedfordshire
specific address: Someries
location in dwelling: Study/library

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Joseph Conrad

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Dec 1857

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry
'Szlachta', or Polish landed gentry/nobility

Occupation:

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Tadeusz Bobrowski

Title:

Pamietniki

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1900 Lvov

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

24975

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

138

Additional Comments:

Letter from Joseph Conrad to J.B.Pinker dated 7 October 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. 138, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24975, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

It is reasonable to assume that Conrad read his uncle's memoirs in Polish. See also fn. 3, p. 138 of source text.