Record Number: 28821
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I finished your MS yesterday and am very much impressed by the ampleness of the scheme, the masterly ease in the handling [of] the subject and (in sober truth) the sheer beauty of these pages.[...]
I keep the MS for Jessie to read. In the Nursing Home she could only read "Tatterdemalion" which I have not yet seen. I didn't want to take it away from her for even an evening as she seemed unable to tackle any of the other 12 volumes she had in her room.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 31 Mar 1920 and 19 Apr 1920
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Canterbury
county: Kent
specific address: an (unspecified) nursing home
location in dwelling: private room
(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:Female
Date of Birth:22 Feb 1873
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:housewife
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Tatterdemalion
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsHeinemann 1920
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28821
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Laurence Davies and J.H.Stape
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 7 1920-1922
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:2005
Vol:7
Page:80
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy dated 20 April 1920, Oswalds
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Laurence Davies and J.H.Stape (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 7 1920-1922 (Cambridge, 2005), 7, p. 80, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28821, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
This entry is included as one of the rare pieces of evidence in Conrad's letters of Jesse Conrad's reading experiences.
