Record Number: 28826
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Pray forgive me keeping your article on Mérimée so long. I read it as soon as it arrived — and then re-read it yesterday. It is one of the best pieces by you I've read, though your work never fails to delight.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 31 Aug 1920 and 18 Sep 1920
Country:unknown
Timen/a
Place:city: Deal
county: Kent
specific address: South Eastern Hotel
(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:unknown
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Mérimée
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailssubsequently published in La Revue de Genève, 4 (October 1920)
Provenancen/a
Source Information:
Record ID:28826
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:178
Additional Comments:
Letter in French from Joseph Conrad to Jean Aubry 18 September 1920, Deal
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Laurence Davies and J. H. Stape (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 7 1920-1922, (Cambridge, 2005), 7, p. 178, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28826, accessed: 30 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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