| Evidence: | His [Norman Douglas's] intention is to offer his MS [" Siren Land"] to Mr Methuen. It is jolly good--a distinguished and interesting pice of work.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 27 Feb 1909 and 29 Mar 1909 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Aldington, Nr Hythe county: Kent specific address: Forehead |
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| 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, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Norman Douglas |
| Title: | Siren Land |
| Genre: | Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | subsequently publishedby Dent 1911 |
| Provenance: | n/a |
| Record ID: | 25547 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Joseph Conrad | |
| Editor: | Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies | |
| Title: | The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911 | |
| Place of Publication: | Cambridge | |
| Date of Publication: | 1990 | |
| Vol: | 4 | |
| Page: | 212 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Joseph Conrad to E.V.Lucas dated 29 March 1909, Aldington. |
| Citation: | Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911 (Cambridge, 1990), 4, p. 212, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25547, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
| See also letters to Norman Douglas, 24 February (evidence of date range) 6 March and 14 March 1909, pp. 193,201 and 205 of source text and record 25037. |
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