Record Number: 27597
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Forgive me for the delay in thanking you for the volume you were so kind to as to send me. How well done, well conceived, well said! Your "Ariane" is easily the most charming morality given to me to read in this vale of tears and grimaces where I have wandered for nearly 53 years. In the sequel to "Robinson Crusoe" the most delightful thing is to see how you have succeeded in capturing the charm of this good animal that only ever walked on four legs.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1913 and 30 Mar 1913
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:Le Mauvais Riche
Genre:'a collection of pieces in different genres' see fn.3 p.202 of source text
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsBruges: Arthur Herbert, 1907
Provenanceunknown
gift from author
Source Information:
Record ID:27597
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:202-4
Additional Comments:
Letter in French from Joseph Conrad to André Ruyters dated 30 March 1913, 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. 202-4, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27597, accessed: 30 September 2024
Additional Comments:
No details of the contents this text can be found, but the context and footnotes in the source text suggest that the pieces referred to in the evidence of reading are part of this volume.