Record Number: 28822

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Warm thanks for the charming copy of "Wild Oranges" which it was a great pleasure to have in this interesting form. [...] You will be good enough to give my most friendly regards to Hergesheimer whose vital work combining strength of vision with delicate perception and masterly expression arouses my admiration and sympathy.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1920 and 8 Jun 1920

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

Bishopsbourne
Kent
Oswalds

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Joseph Conrad

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Dec 1857

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry
'Szlachta', or Polish landed gentry/nobility

Occupation:

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Joseph Hergesheimer

Title:

Wild Oranges

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Alfred Knopf 1920

Provenance

owned
limited edition sent by publisher

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28822

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

106

Additional Comments:

Letter from Joseph Conrad to Alfred Knopf dated 8 June 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. 106, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28822, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None