Record Number: 28818
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Just a line to thank you for the book. As I turn the pages my consideration for you grows to the proportions of respect. There is a beauty of easy moving prose - charm of phrase — felicity of words which give the strongest possible impression of mastery of language [...].'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 23 Mar 1920 and 25 Mar 1920
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Bishopsbourne
county: Kent
specific address: Oswalds
(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:Wanderings
Genre:Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Kegan Paul; Trench Trubner 1920
Provenanceowned
inscribed copy sent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:28818
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Laurence Davies and J.H.Stape
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 7 1920-1922
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:2005
Vol:7
Page:57
Additional Comments:
Letter in French from Joseph Conrad to Richard Curle, dated 25 March 1920, Oswalds
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Laurence Davies and J.H.Stape (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 7 1920-1922, (Cambridge, 2005), 7, p. 57, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28818, accessed: 25 November 2024
Additional Comments:
see also letter 23 March 1920 p.57 of source text.
