Record Number: 28920

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I had letter from Sir Hugh Clifford. He sends me six copies of his address to the Legislative Council.[...] The report is very interesting.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Feb 1924 and 4 Mar 1924

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:

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:

Hugh Clifford

Title:

Address to the Legislative Council of Nigeria

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Pamphlet

Publication Details

Lagos: Government Printer, 1923

Provenance

owned
sent by author, with instructions for further distribution

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28920

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

321

Additional Comments:

Letter from Joseph Conrad to Richard Curle 4 March 1924, 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. 321, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28920, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

See also letter to Hugh Clifford 30 March 1924 p.337 of source text commenting on reading this report.