Record Number: 25550
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Thanks for the play ["The Feud"] which reached me today and as you may imagine was read at once.' Hence follow a page of praise, including a comparison with the middle plays of Ibsen, and some rather subjective criticism.
Century:1900-1945
Date:17 Apr 1909
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Aldington, Nr Hythe
county: Kent
specific address: Forehead
(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:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Feud
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: playscript
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
sent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:25550
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1990
Vol:4
Page:218
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Edward Garnett, dated 17 April 1909, Aldington.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911 (Cambridge, 1990), 4, p. 218, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25550, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
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