Record Number: 27679
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Infinite thanks for the honour [dedication] and for the book ["The House of Many Mirrors"]. The copy having reached me two days ago I delayed writing till I had read those pages you have been so good to dedicate to me.' Hence follow ten lines of praise written in a mixture of French and English.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 5 Jun 1915 and 7 Jun 1915
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Orlestone nr. Ashford
county: Kent
specific address: Capel House
(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 House of Many Mirrors
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1915 Stanley Paul
Provenanceowned
sent by author, autograph presentation copy
Source Information:
Record ID:27679
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1996
Vol:5
Page:480
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Violet Hunt 7 June 1915, Capel House.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916, (Cambridge, 1996), 5, p. 480, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27679, accessed: 23 April 2024
Additional Comments:
According to the Hodgson sale catalogue (1925) of Conrad's library after his death, this book is dedicated to Conrad 'for the good you have done me'.
