Record Number: 19396
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Remenber me faithfully to your wife whose translation of "Karenina" is splendid. Of the thing itself I think but little, so that her merit shines with the greater lustre.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1901 and 10 Jun 1902
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:Anna Karenina
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsConstance Garnett's translation 1901
Provenanceunknown
probably a presentation copy sent by translator's husband.
Source Information:
Record ID:19396
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:425
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Edward Garnett 10 June 1902, 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. 425, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19396, accessed: 08 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None