Record Number: 26617
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
' This is really great, great in every dimension. [...] I have read the book ["The New Machiavelli"] yesterday and this evening I re-read it from pp.290-504. I don't know what a "masterpiece" may be --but I know what masterwork is when I see it. And this is it.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 19 Jan 1911 and 20 Jan 1911
Country:England
Timeevening: second reading
daytime: first reading
city: Orlestone nr. Ashford
county: Kent
specific address: 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:The New Machiavelli
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:26617
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:408
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to H.G.Wells dated 20 January 1911, 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. 408, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26617, accessed: 30 December 2024
Additional Comments:
Publisher of first edition unclear; source text fn.1 p.408 claims Macmillan reluctantly published it. COPAC search suggests John Lane.
