Record Number: 19377
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am altogether under the charm of that book ["A Vanished Arcadia"] in accord with its spirit and full of admiration for its expression.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Sep 1901 and 24 Dec 1901
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:R.(Robert) B.(Bontine) Cunninghame Graham
Title:A Vanished Arcadia
Genre:Other religious, History, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsSeptember 1900
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:19377
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:360
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to R.B.Cunninghame Graham , dated 31st December 1901, Winchelsea.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 2, 1898-1902, (Cambridge, 1986), 2, p. 360, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19377, accessed: 04 May 2024
Additional Comments:
The book was a history of Jesuit missions in Paraguay (See fn.2 p.360 of source text.)