Evidence: | ' Most mornings he spent reading the papers until about half past ten, then answered any letters that had come [...].' |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Bishopsbourne county: Kent specific address: Oswalds Bedroom |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Joseph Conrad |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 3 Dec 1857 |
Socio-economic group: | Gentry Gentry 'Szlachta', or Polish landed gentry/nobility |
Occupation: | Master mariner and author |
Religion: | Roman Catholic |
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: | |
Title: | n/a |
Genre: | Ephemera |
Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 28978 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | John Conrad | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Joseph Conrad: Times Remembered | |
Place of Publication: | Cambridge | |
Date of Publication: | 1981 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 155 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | John Conrad, Joseph Conrad: Times Remembered (Cambridge, 1981), p. 155, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28978, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
These observations, which form part of John Conrad's memories during his adolescence at Oswalds, are included as part of the broader evidence for Conrad's reading experiences/habits. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)