| Evidence: | 'Thanks very much for the book and the "Spectator" page.[...] These are all delightful pieces. You must autograph the book for me.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 30 Jan 1915 and 20 Apr 1915 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Orlestone nr. Ashford county: Kent specific address: Capel House |
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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: | W. H. (William Henry) Davies |
| Title: | either The Bird of Paradise and other Poems OR Nature |
| Genre: | Poetry, Geography / Travel, Natural history |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1914. 'The Bird of Paradise' was published by Methuen, 'Nature' by B.T. Batsford |
| Provenance: | n/a |
| Record ID: | 27677 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | 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: | 469 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Joseph Conrad to W.H.Davies, 20 April 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. 469, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27677, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| see fn.2, p.469 of source text |
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