√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1850-1899 'The Guide book simply magnificent [italics] Everlastingly good!. I've read it last night having only then returned home.' Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Notes on the District of Menteith Print : Book1850-1899 'This morning I had the "Aurora" from Smithers, No.2 of the 500 copies. C'est tout simplement magnifique yet I do not exactly perceive what on earth they have been making... Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Aurora la Cujini: A Realistic sketch in Seville Print : Book, Pamphlet, see additional comments1850-1899 'I return the pages "To Wayfaring Men". I read them before I read your letter and have been deeply touched.' Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Preface to: Mogreb-el-Aksa: A Journey in Morocco Manuscript : Sheet, Presumably typewritten pages1850-1899 ' "Higginson's Dream" is super-excellent. It is much too good to remind me of any of my work, but I am immensely flattered that you discern some points of similitude. Of ... Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Higginson's Dream Print : Serial / periodical1850-1899 'Your photograph came yesterday (It's good!) and the book ["Mogreb-el-Acksa"] arrived by this evening's post. I dropped everything--as you may imagine and rushed at it pa... Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Mogreb-el-Acksa Print : Book1850-1899 'Just a word or two about Robert's book. It is a glorious performance. Much as we expected of him. [...] Nothing approaching it has appeared since Burton's "Mecca" ["Pers... Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Mogreb-el-Acksa Print : Book1850-1899 'Today, from your kindness, I received the "Chronicle" with Robert's [Cunninghame Graham] letter. C'est bien ça -- c'est bien lui!' [Its good, that-- it's really him!] Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham letter in Daily Chronicle "Pax Britannica" Print : Newspaper1850-1899 'The thing ["A Paheka"] in "West.Gaz." is excellent, excellent.' Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham A Paheka Print : Serial / periodical1850-1899 'I hold "Ipané". Hoch! Hurra! Vivat! May you live! And now I know I am virtuous because I read and had no pang of jealousy. There are things in that volume that are like ... Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham The Ipané Print : Book1900-1945 '[...] but now since I've received the "Sat. Review" I've something to write about. The "German Tramp" is not only excellent[...] but it is something more. Of your short ... Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham In a German Tramp Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 'But as to "Buta" it is altogether and fundamentally good, good in matter--that's of course--but good wonderfully good in form and especially in expression.' Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Buta Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 'I've read "Cruz Alta" four days ago. c'est tout simplement magnifique. I know most of the sketches, in fact nearly all, except "Cruz Alta" itself.' Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Cruz Alta Print : Book1900-1945 'I am altogether under the charm of that book ["A Vanished Arcadia"] in accord with its spirit and full of admiration for its expression.' Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham A Vanished Arcadia Print : Book1900-1945 'I feel so dull and muddle-headed that I daren't even attempt to give you now an idea of the effect the little volume ["Success"] had produced on me.' Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Success Print : Book1900-1945 'I have been reading again the "[A] Vanished Arcadia" - from the dedication, so full of charm, to the last paragraph with its ironic aside about the writers of books "pro... Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham A Vanished Arcadia: being some account of the Jesu... Print : Book1900-1945 'Your Saturday Review fling is first rate. Nothing I liked more since the gold-fish carrier story'. Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham A Convert (?) Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ' I've just finished "B[ernal] Diaz". The terminal pages of the preface are just lovely with their irresistable reference to the tempi passati. As to the book itself no ... Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Bernal Diaz de Castillo: Being Some Account of Him... Print : Book1900-1945 'Next to tell you that "H.[Hernando] de Soto" is most exquisitely excellent: your very mark and spirit upon a subject that only you can do justice to-with your wonderful... Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Hernando de Soto: together with an account of one ... Print : Book1900-1945 'This moment I receive "Progress", or rather the moment (last night) occurred favorably to let me read before I sat down to write. Nothing in my writing life [...] has gi... Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham Progress and Other Stories Print : Book1900-1945 'I've read your book ["His People"] with the usual delight and more than the usual admiration.[...] Three times I've gone through your pages so vigorous, so personal and ... Joseph Conrad R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham His People Print : Book
