Record Number: 28904
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am sending back the pamphlet of the rules of the [National] Club. It is very interesting but but it occurs to me, my dear Gardiner [...] I cannot very well belong to the Club by the mere fact that I was born a R[oman] C[atholic]...'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 5 Aug 1923 and 8 Oct 1923
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:[Rule Book of the National Club]
Genre:Other religious, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Pamphlet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:28904
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Laurence Davies and Gene M. Moore
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 8,1923-1924
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:2008
Vol:8
Page:190
Additional Comments:
Letter from Jospeph Conrad to Gordon Gardiner, 8 October 1923, Oswalds.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Laurence Davies and Gene M. Moore (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 8,1923-1924, (Cambridge, 2008), 8, p. 190, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28904, accessed: 28 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None