Record Number: 26623
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Thanks very much for the books. You are indeed very good to me. Hudson's volume is fine, very fine, infinitely loveable, and as one reads on, one feels one's affection increase at every page.' Hence follow 8 lines of praise.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 28 May 1911 and 2 Jun 1911
Country:England
Timen/a
Place: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:A Shepherd's Life: Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs (probable)
Genre:Biography, Geography / Travel, Natural history
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1910
Provenanceowned
sent to Conrad by R.B Cunninghame Graham
Source Information:
Record ID:26623
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:447
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to R.B. Cunninghame Graham, dated 2 June 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. 447, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26623, accessed: 24 November 2024
Additional Comments:
See fn.1, p.447 of source text for discussion of uncertainty about the identitity of the book sent.
