Record Number: 18593
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I had this morning a charming surprise in the shape of the "Spoils of Poynton" sent me by H. James with a very characteristic and friendly inscription on the flyleaf. I need not tell you how pleased I am. I have already read the book. It is as good as anything of his--almost--a story of love and wrongheadedness revolving around a houseful of artistic furniture. It's Henry James and nothing but Henry James.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:13 Feb 1897
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Stanford-le-Hope
county: Essex
(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:3 Dec 1857
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
'Szlachta', or Polish landed gentry/nobility
Master mariner and author
Religion:Roman Catholic
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:The Spoils of Poynton
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Heinemann, 1897
Provenanceowned
gift from author
Source Information:
Record ID:18593
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies)
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 1, 1861-1897
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1983
Vol:1
Page:339
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Edward Garnett, 13 February 1897 August, Essex.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 1, 1861-1897, (Cambridge, 1983), 1, p. 339, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18593, accessed: 24 April 2024
Additional Comments:
'The Spoils of Poynton' had appeared just one week earlier on 7 February 1897
