Record Number: 18531
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I finished the book [Le Mariage du fils Grandsire] a while ago; then I went over several passages while waiting the chance to reread it entirely.' [here follows Conrad's appreciative and detailed comments on the novel, which is set in Lille in the years leading up to the Franco-Prussian war and tells of Michel Grandsire who marries against the wishes of his family, his wife deserts him, he joins the army; gravely wounded he is nursed by his childhood sweetheart (from ed.footnote p.146 in source text)
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 20 Jan 1894 and 1 Feb 1894
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: probably 17 Gillingham St SW
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:3 Dec 1857
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Master mariner
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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Le Mariage du fils Grandsire
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1894 Paris Hachette
Provenanceowned
probably sent as gift from author
Source Information:
Record ID:18531
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies)
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 1, 1861-1897
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1983
Vol:1
Page:147
Additional Comments:
Letter in French to Marguerite Poradowska dated dated 2 February 1894 from 17 Gillingham Street London.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 1, 1861-1897 (Cambridge, 1983), 1, p. 147, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18531, accessed: 28 March 2024
Additional Comments:
None