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Record Number: 26619


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The book ["Siren Land"]'s certain to be well noticed -- maybe attacked too; but that's no harm. I've been delighted. There are mighty fine things there.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 7 Mar 1911 and 9 Mar 1911

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Orlestone nr. Ashford
county: Kent
specific address: Capel House

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Joseph Conrad

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:

Norman Douglas

Title:

Siren Land

Genre:

Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Dent 1911

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

26619

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

424

Additional Comments:

Letter from Joseph Conrad to Norman Douglas dated 9 March 1911, Capel House.

Citation:

Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911 (Cambridge, 1990), 4, p. 424, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=26619, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Conrad had already read a number of components of this book in 1910 and the extent of his reading of the newly published text is unclear: he sent his copy off almost immediately to Edward Garnett, asking him to 'give it a start' see also letters to Edward Garnett and Norman Douglas 9 March 1911 pp;422-3 of source text.

   
   
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