Record Number: 28886
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I consider myself highly privileged by the possession of an inscribed copy of the limited edition of the "Preludes"; and thanking you for the beauty and music therein contained I am especially grateful for the kind thought which prompted you to send them to me in this form.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Oct 1922 and 8 Nov 1922
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:n/a
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:Preludes, 1921-1922
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsSidgwick and Jackson, 1922, limited edition of 125 copies by The Bookman's Journal
Provenanceowned
sent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:28886
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:573
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Drinkwater dated 8 November 1922, 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. 573, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28886, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
