Record Number: 24812
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
' I have just finished the book ["Mr. Apollo"] which reached me this morning [...].It comes off magnificently.' Hence follow 14 lines of almost unqualified praise.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 31 Jul 1908 and 7 Aug 1908
Country:England
Timeevening
night
city: Luton Hoo Estate
county: Bedfordshire
specific address: Someries
(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:Mr. Apollo
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: BookManuscript: proofs
Publication DetailsMethuen, August 1908
Provenancen/a
Source Information:
Record ID:24812
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1990
Vol:4
Page:98
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Ford Madox Ford, 31 July or 7 August 1908, Someries. See fn.2 p.98 of source text
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911, (Cambridge, 1990), 4, p. 98, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24812, accessed: 05 May 2024
Additional Comments:
Fn. 2, p.98 of source text places date of the letter and hence the reading experience as either Friday 31 July or Friday 7th August 1908.
