| Evidence: | 'Your first inst[alment] [of "Kipps"] in the PMM [Pall Mall Magazine] is jolly good. It turns up [sic] remarkably well. Coming upon it unexpectedly (the No.of PMM was sent to me) I gave a great gasp to see the story of which I had heard first so long ago now beginning at last. I don't know that I will read the other instalments. I should think not. I've been pleased and now I can wait. There is in that opening, my dear boy, a quality.'
Hence follow eight more lines of praise, including a resolution to read the second instalment after all. |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1905 and 13 Jan 1905 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: probably 99 Addison Road West London |
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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: | H.(Herbert) G.(George) Wells |
| Title: | Kipps:The Story of a Simple Soul |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Serial / periodical |
| Publication details: | First instalment of 'Kipps' published in Pall Mall Maagazine January 1905 |
| Provenance: | owned Internal evidence (see citation) indicates that the magazine was sent to Conrad |
| Record ID: | 20538 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Joseph Conrad | |
| Editor: | Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) | |
| Title: | The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 3, 1903-1907 | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge | |
| Date of Publication: | 1988 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 205-206 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Joseph Conrad to H.G.Wells dated 13 January 1905 London |
| Citation: | Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 3, 1903-1907 (Cambridge, 1988), p. 205-206, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20538, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
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