Record Number: 12335

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Wednesday, 24th March, Today would have been deadly dull but for the Lincoln. Queer how so many of us get caught up in these periodical excitements. I neither know anything or care anything about horse-racing, yet I was looking for a news-boy to know the winner within five minutes of it?s being run. Power of the Press. ?King of Clubs? 100 ? 1, with Donoghue ???? Preparing this evening for Club annual meeting. Read ? ?Almayer?s Folly? (J. Conrad) - Smith?s book. A dismal soul ? Conrad.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

24 Mar 1926

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Liverpool

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:

Gerald Moore

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

16 Jun 1903

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Coffee then Cocoa broker, working for Unilever - United Africa Company

Religion:

none

Country of Origin:

England

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:

Joseph Conrad

Title:

Almayer's Folly

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12335

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Gerald Moore

Title:

MS Diary 1926

Location:

Private Collection

Call No:

MS Diary 1926

Page/Folio:

n/a

Citation:

Gerald Moore, MS Diary 1926 Private Collection, p. MS Diary 1926, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12335, accessed: 28 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

This material Copyright Andrew Neill Vanson Moore, and Shirley Frances Gould-Smith.