| Evidence: | 'Just a line to thank you for the book. As I turn the pages my consideration for you grows to the proportions of respect. There is a beauty of easy moving prose - charm of phrase — felicity of words which give the strongest possible impression of mastery of language [...].' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 23 Mar 1920 and 25 Mar 1920 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Bishopsbourne county: Kent specific address: Oswalds |
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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: | Richard Curle |
| Title: | Wanderings |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London: Kegan Paul; Trench Trubner 1920 |
| Provenance: | owned inscribed copy sent by author |
| Record ID: | 28818 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Joseph Conrad | |
| Editor: | Laurence Davies and J.H.Stape | |
| Title: | The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 7 1920-1922 | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge | |
| Date of Publication: | 2005 | |
| Vol: | 7 | |
| Page: | 57 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter in French from Joseph Conrad to Richard Curle, dated 25 March 1920, Oswalds |
| Citation: | Joseph Conrad, Laurence Davies and J.H.Stape (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 7 1920-1922 (Cambridge, 2005), 7, p. 57, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28818, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| see also letter 23 March 1920 p.57 of source text. |
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