Record Number: 27610
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Infinite thanks for the most precious and admirable volume [Knave of Hearts] [...] meanwhile I am as ever yours with admiration of the poet and affection for the man...'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Nov 1913 and 7 Jan 1914
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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Knave of Hearts
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1913 Heinemann
Provenanceowned
gift from author
Source Information:
Record ID:27610
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:331
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Arthur Symons 7 January 1914, 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. 331, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27610, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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