Record Number: 28887

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Ever so many thanks for the little book of fantasy and charm and sharp irony seasoning the tragic story of poor Loveday, who had no other name.[...] Its a gem in its way.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 7 Nov 1922 and 16 Nov 1922

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Bishopsbourne
county: Kent
specific address: 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:

n/a

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:

Fryniwyid Tennyson Jesse

Title:

The White Riband; Or a Young Female's Folly

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Heinemann 1921

Provenance

owned
sent by author

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28887

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:

587

Additional Comments:

Letter from Joseph Conrad to F.Tennyson Jesse, dated 16 November 1922, 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. 587, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28887, accessed: 24 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None