Record Number: 20388
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'An excellent volume. Last time I saw you , you spoke of it slightlingly-and this only adds to my envy of your astounding gift-for if this is the sort of thing you throw off while you whistle!-well!' Thence follow tweleve lines of praise for this collection of short stories.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Oct 1903 and 19 Nov 1903
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Stanford near Hythe
county: Kent
specific address: 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:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Master mariner and author
Religion:originally Polish Catholic, by now agnostic/atheist
Country of Origin:Poland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Twelve Stories and a Dream
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Macmillan, 1903
Provenanceunknown
Probably a gift from the author but no internal evidence for this.
Source Information:
Record ID:20388
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies)
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 3, 1903-1907
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1988
Vol:n/a
Page:79-80
Additional Comments:
Letter to H.G.Wells tentatively dated by eds as November-December 1903, from Pent Farm based on letterhead style and internal evidence.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 3, 1903-1907 (Cambridge, 1988), p. 79-80, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=20388, accessed: 23 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
