Evidence: | 'I finished your MS yesterday and am very much impressed by the ampleness of the scheme, the masterly ease in the handling [of] the subject and (in sober truth) the sheer beauty of these pages.[...] I keep the MS for Jessie to read. In the Nursing Home she could only read "Tatterdemalion" which I have not yet seen. I didn't want to take it away from her for even an evening as she seemed unable to tackle any of the other 12 volumes she had in her room.' |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 31 Mar 1920 and 19 Apr 1920 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Canterbury county: Kent specific address: an (unspecified) nursing home location in dwelling: private room |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Jessie Conrad |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 22 Feb 1873 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | housewife |
Religion: | unknown |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | John Galsworthy |
Title: | Tatterdemalion |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | Heinemann 1920 |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 28821 | |
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: | 80 | |
Additional comments: | Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy dated 20 April 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. 80, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28821, accessed: 26 April 2024 |
This entry is included as one of the rare pieces of evidence in Conrad's letters of Jesse Conrad's reading experiences. |
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