Record Number: 27602
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am sending today the "Grand Elixir" to London.[...] That the story is clever, that the writing is in many respects admirable there can be no doubt.' Hence follow 12 lines of constructive criticism.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 23 Sep 1913 and 24 Oct 1913
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Orlestone nr. Ashford
county: Kent
specific address: Capel House
(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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Grand Elixir (The Green Moustache)
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailseventually published as 'The Green Moustache' Chicago: Bernard, 1925ishing Co.
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27602
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1996
Vol:5
Page:297
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Warrington Dawson dated 24 October 1913, Capel House.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916 (Cambridge, 1996), 5, p. 297, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27602, accessed: 20 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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