Record Number: 25050
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The India book is most interesting. Nevinson is a dear. What is happening now there only shows that nations as well as men may find themselves in a bitterly false position.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 29 Sep 1908 and 20 Nov 1908
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Luton Hoo Estate
county: Bedfordshire
specific address: Someries
(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 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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The New Spirit in India
Genre:Fiction, Politics,
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsHarper, 1908
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:25050
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1990
Vol:4
Page:151
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy dated 20 October 1908, Someries.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911 (Cambridge, 1990), 4, p. 151, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25050, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
Nevinson (1856-1941) was a liberal campaigning journalist.He supported self-reliance in India. See also fn. 3 p.151 of source text.