Record Number: 18884
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The trans: of the T.M.["The Time Machine"] is really first rate. What an admirably good thing it is, this T.M. How true,clever, ingenious, full of thought and beauty. I read on in the trans: neglecting my work.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 23 Dec 1898 and 3 Jan 1899
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Stanford near Hythe
county: Kent
specific address: Pent Farm
(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 Time Machine
Genre:Fiction, Science
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication DetailsFirst published 1895. French translation being read here is by Henry-D. Davray (1873-1944) serialised in the "Mercure de France" 1898-1899
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18884
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies)
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 2, 1898-1902
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1986
Vol:2
Page:146
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to H.G.Wells 3rd January 1899, Pent Farm.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 2, 1898-1902, (Cambridge, 1986), 2, p. 146, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18884, accessed: 19 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None
