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Record Number: 28824


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'E. [Edward] Grey's book, of which I have already read a considerable portion, has certainly the charm of a genuine feeling expressed in plain language worthy of a great fisherman.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jun 1920 and 19 Aug 1920

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Bishopsbourne
county: Kent
specific address: Oswalds

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:

Edward Grey, Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Title:

Narrative of Events in Borneo and Celebes Down to the Occupation of Labuan, from the Journals of James Brooke

Genre:

History, Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

J. M. Dent 1920

Provenance

owned
sent by publisher


Source Information:

Record ID:

28824

Source:

Print

Author:

Joseph Conrad

Editor:

Laurence Davies and J.H.Stape

Title:

The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 7 1920-1922

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

2005

Vol:

7

Page:

164

Additional Comments:

Letter from Joseph Conrad to J.M.Dent 19 August 1920, Oswalds

Citation:

Joseph Conrad, Laurence Davies and J.H.Stape (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 7 1920-1922 (Cambridge, 2005), 7, p. 164, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28824, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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