Record Number: 27675
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Thanks for the book ["The Little Man"]. "Abracadabra" is immense. Indeed every page is as full as it can be right through the book.' Hence follow five more lines of praise.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 10 Apr 1915 and 18 May 1915
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Orlestone nr. Ashford
county: Kent
specific address: Capel House
(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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Little Man and other satires
Genre:Fiction, Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1915 Heinemann
Provenanceowned
gift from author
Source Information:
Record ID:27675
Source: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:477
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy 18 May 1915, 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. 477, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27675, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
See also letter to Galsworthy of 10 April 1915, p.466 of source text, in which some of the contents of this text are discussed
