| Evidence: | 'I had this morning a charming surprise in the shape of the "Spoils of Poynton" sent me by H. James with a very characteristic and friendly inscription on the flyleaf. I need not tell you how pleased I am. I have already read the book. It is as good as anything of his--almost--a story of love and wrongheadedness revolving around a houseful of artistic furniture. It's Henry James and nothing but Henry James.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 13 Feb 1897 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Stanford-le-Hope county: Essex |
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| 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Henry James |
| Title: | The Spoils of Poynton |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London: Heinemann, 1897 |
| Provenance: | owned gift from author |
| Record ID: | 18593 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Joseph Conrad | |
| Editor: | Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) | |
| Title: | The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 1, 1861-1897 | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge | |
| Date of Publication: | 1983 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 339 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Joseph Conrad to Edward Garnett, 13 February 1897 August, Essex. |
| Citation: | Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 1, 1861-1897 (Cambridge, 1983), 1, p. 339, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18593, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| 'The Spoils of Poynton' had appeared just one week earlier on 7 February 1897 |
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