Record Number: 25547

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

His [Norman Douglas's] intention is to offer his MS [" Siren Land"] to Mr Methuen. It is jolly good--a distinguished and interesting pice of work.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 27 Feb 1909 and 29 Mar 1909

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Aldington, Nr Hythe
county: Kent
specific address: Forehead

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Joseph Conrad

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Dec 1857

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry
'Szlachta', or Polish landed gentry/nobility

Occupation:

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Norman Douglas

Title:

Siren Land

Genre:

Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

subsequently published by Dent 1911

Provenance

n/a

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25547

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

212

Additional Comments:

Letter from Joseph Conrad to E.V.Lucas dated 29 March 1909, Aldington.

Citation:

Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911, (Cambridge, 1990), 4, p. 212, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25547, accessed: 04 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

See also letters to Norman Douglas, 24 February (evidence of date range) 6 March and 14 March 1909, pp. 193, 201 and 205 of source text and record 25037.