| Evidence: | 'Forgive me for the delay in thanking you for the volume you were so kind to as to send me. How well done, well conceived, well said! Your "Ariane" is easily the most charming morality given to me to read in this vale of tears and grimaces where I have wandered for nearly 53 years. In the sequel to "Robinson Crusoe" the most delightful thing is to see how you have succeeded in capturing the charm of this good animal that only ever walked on four legs.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1913 and 30 Mar 1913 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Orlestone nr. Ashford county: Kent specific address: Capel House |
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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: | André Ruyters |
| Title: | Le Mauvais Riche |
| Genre: | 'a collection of pieces in different genres' see fn.3 p.202 of source text |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Bruges: Arthur Herbert, 1907 |
| Provenance: | unknown gift from author |
| Record ID: | 27597 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Joseph Conrad | |
| Editor: | Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies | |
| Title: | The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916 | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge | |
| Date of Publication: | 1996 | |
| Vol: | 5 | |
| Page: | 202-4 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter in French from Joseph Conrad to André Ruyters dated 30 March 1913, Capel House. |
| Citation: | Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916 (Cambridge, 1996), 5, p. 202-4, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27597, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| No details of the contents this text can be found, but the context and footnotes in the source text suggest that the pieces referred to in the evidence of reading are part of this volume. |
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