Record Number: 32273
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Among the writers who deserve attention the first is Rudyard Kipling (his last book,”The Day’s Work”, a novel[sic]). J.M. Barrie—a Scotsman. His last book “Sentimental Tommy” (last year). [...] George Moore has published the novel “Evelyn Innes”—un success d’estime. He is supposed to belong to the naturalistic school and Zola is his prophet. Tout ça, c’est très vieux jeu. A certain Mr. T Watts-Dunton published the novel “Aylwin” a curiosity success, as this Watts- Dunton( who is also a barrister) is apparently a friend of different celebrities in the world of Fine Arts (especially in the pre-Raphaelite School). He has crammed them all into his book. H.G. Wells published this year “The War of the Worlds” and “The Invisible Man”. He is a very original writer, romancier du fantastique, with a very individualist judgement in all things and an astonishing imagination.’
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1898 and 31 Dec 1898
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Essex or Kent
specific address: Ivy Walls Farm or Pent Farm
(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
master mariner and author
Religion:Roman Catholic
Country of Origin:Poland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Day's Work
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsMacmillan 1898
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:32273
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Frederick R Karl and Laurence Davies
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 2 1898-1902
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1986
Vol:2
Page:137-138
Additional Comments:
Letter (original in Polish)from Conrad to Aniela Zagorska, Pent Farm,Christmas 1898
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Frederick R Karl and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 2 1898-1902, (Cambridge, 1986), 2, p. 137-138, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32273, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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