Record Number: 27740
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Ever so many thanks for the honour of the dedication; and for the copy [of "Figures of Several Centuries"] which reached me yesterday. I sat up with it of course. There are marvellous pages there.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:9 Dec 1916
Country:England
Timeevening
night
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:Figures of Several Centuries
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1916 Constable
Provenanceowned
gift from author
Source Information:
Record ID:27740
Source:Joseph c
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:686
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Arthur Symons dated 9 December, 1916, Capel House
Citation:
Joseph c, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916, (Cambridge, 1996), 5, p. 686, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27740, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None