Record Number: 28917
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am sorry I am so late in thanking you for the two vols of Polish Literature which I have read with the highest appreciation — and for the brochure on the religious element in Polish national life which told me many things I did not know before.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1924 and 9 Feb 1924
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Bishopsbourne
county: Kent
specific address: Oswalds
(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:Modern Polish Literature: a course of lectures delivered in the School of Slavonic studies, King's College, University of London
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Textbook / self-education
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsOxford University Press, 1924
Provenanceowned
sent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:28917
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Laurence Davies and Gene M. Moore
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 8,1923-1924
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:2008
Vol:8
Page:317
Additional Comments:
Letter (in English) from Joseph Conrad to Roman Dyboski, 22 February 1924, Oswalds.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Laurence Davies and Gene M. Moore (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 8,1923-1924 (Cambridge, 2008), 8, p. 317, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28917, accessed: 20 April 2024
Additional Comments:
See fn.4, p.317 of source text for more on Dyboski.
