Record Number: 29028
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'He [Conrad] one or twice said that when he was going down Ratcliffe Highway [from the City to Limehouse, East End of London] he was jumped out at from a doorway by a gentleman who presented him with a copy of the English Bible. This was printed on rice paper. He used the leaves for rolling cigarettes, but before smoking always read the page. So, he said, he learnt English.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1878 and 1893
Country:probably England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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
Religion:Roman Catholic
Country of Origin:Poland
Country of Experience:probably England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Bible
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:29028
Source:Ford Madox Ford (Hueffer)
Editor:n/a
Title:Joseph Conrad: A Personal Remembrance
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1924
Vol:n/a
Page:93
Additional Comments:
Ford is sceptical about this story.
Citation:
Ford Madox Ford (Hueffer), Joseph Conrad: A Personal Remembrance, (London, 1924), p. 93, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29028, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None