| Evidence: | 'I was laid up directly on arriving here, and this is the explanation of the delay in thanking you for the precious copy of the book. Pray convey to your brother my great appreciation of his signature on the fly leaf.' [Hence follow four lines of praise.] |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Nov 1919 and 4 Jan 1920 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Bishopsbourne county: Kent specific address: Oswalds |
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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: | David Bone |
| Title: | Merchantmen-at-Arms:The British Merchants' Service in the War |
| Genre: | History, Naval history |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Chatto and Windus 1919 |
| Provenance: | n/a |
| Record ID: | 28815 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | 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: | 5 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Joseph Conrad to Captain David Bone, dated 4 January 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. 5, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28815, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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