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Record Number: 27597


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Forgive me for the delay in thanking you for the volume you were so kind to as to send me. How well done, well conceived, well said! Your "Ariane" is easily the most charming morality given to me to read in this vale of tears and grimaces where I have wandered for nearly 53 years. In the sequel to "Robinson Crusoe" the most delightful thing is to see how you have succeeded in capturing the charm of this good animal that only ever walked on four legs.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1913 and 30 Mar 1913

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Orlestone nr. Ashford
county: Kent
specific address: Capel House

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

André Ruyters

Title:

Le Mauvais Riche

Genre:

'a collection of pieces in different genres' see fn.3 p.202 of source text

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Bruges: Arthur Herbert, 1907

Provenance

unknown
gift from author


Source Information:

Record ID:

27597

Source:

Print

Author:

Joseph Conrad

Editor:

Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies

Title:

The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1996

Vol:

5

Page:

202-4

Additional Comments:

Letter in French from Joseph Conrad to André Ruyters dated 30 March 1913, Capel House.

Citation:

Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916 (Cambridge, 1996), 5, p. 202-4, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27597, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

No details of the contents this text can be found, but the context and footnotes in the source text suggest that the pieces referred to in the evidence of reading are part of this volume.

   
   
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