Record Number: 27568
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I won't say anything of "The Pigeon"-- except that it reads admirably and that I have been fascinated by the theme and the handling of the personages.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 30 Jan 1912 and 27 Mar 1912
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:The Pigeon: A Fantasy in Three Acts
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication DetailsDuckworth 1912
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27568
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1996
Vol:5
Page:39
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy dated [?]27 March 1912, Capel House.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916, (Cambridge, 1996), 5, p. 39, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27568, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None