| Evidence: | 'I received the book only three hours ago--and it is only too short! I've read it twice.[...]. Many thanks. I've lived for a few hours in your pages.Of the sketches I've not previously seen, "The Central Gaol" and "The Vigil of Pa' Tua" are the two I like the best. Of the others,"The Death March" has always been my favorite; indeed all are absorbing--to me at least.'
Thereafter follow almost three pages of detailed and constructive criticism. |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 9 Oct 1899 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Stanford near Hythe county: Kent specific address: Pent Farm |
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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: | Hugh Clifford |
| Title: | In a Corner of Asia |
| Genre: | Fiction, Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | T. Fisher Unwin 1899 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 19248 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Joseph Conrad | |
| Editor: | Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) | |
| Title: | The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 2, 1898-1902 | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge | |
| Date of Publication: | 1986 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 199-202 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Joseph Conrad to Hugh Clifford, 9th october 1899, Pent Farm. |
| Citation: | Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 2, 1898-1902 (Cambridge, 1986), 2, p. 199-202, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19248, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
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