Record Number: 26478
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'It was ever so good of you to have sent me the Hogarth little book. I knew practically nothing of the man and I was glad to learn.' Hence follow 13 lines of praise.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1910 and 22 Nov 1910
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:Orlestone nr. Ashford
Kent
Capel House
(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:Hogarth
Genre:Arts / architecture
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsDuckworth 1902,1910. From context, likely that Conrad was reading the reprinted 1910 edition
Provenanceowned
sent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:26478
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:390-1
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Edward Garnett dated 22 November, 1910 Capel House.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911, (Cambridge, 1990), 4, p. 390-1, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26478, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None