Record Number: 28824
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'E. [Edward] Grey's book, of which I have already read a considerable portion, has certainly the charm of a genuine feeling expressed in plain language worthy of a great fisherman.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jun 1920 and 19 Aug 1920
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Bishopsbourne
county: Kent
specific address: Oswalds
(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:Edward Grey, Viscount Grey of Fallodon
Title:Narrative of Events in Borneo and Celebes Down to the Occupation of Labuan, from the Journals of James Brooke
Genre:History, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsJ. M. Dent 1920
Provenanceowned
sent by publisher
Source Information:
Record ID:28824
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:164
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to J.M.Dent 19 August 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. 164, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28824, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
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