| Evidence: | 'If my father saw my mother, brother or myself reading a book he would cruise around and pounce on it if we put it down when we went out of the room. When we returned the book had vanished and could not be found; most mysterious until we realised what was happening. A day or to later the book reappeared in exactly the same place from which it had vanished, and open at exactly the same page.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1919 and 1924 | ||||||||||
| 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: | Gentry Gentry 'Szlachta', or Polish landed gentry/nobility |
| Occupation: | Master mariner and author |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Country of origin: | Poland |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Record ID: | 28980 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | John Conrad | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Joseph Conrad: Times Remembered | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge | |
| Date of Publication: | 1981 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 167 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | John Conrad, Joseph Conrad: Times Remembered (Cambridge, 1981), p. 167, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28980, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| This observation, which also forms part of John Conrad's memories during his adolescence at Oswalds, is included as part of the broader evidence for Conrad's reading experiences/habits. |
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