Record Number: 28974
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At the foot of the bed was an oak "library table" [...]. There were several piles of books on it, W. W. Jacobs for light reading, de Maupassant, Flaubert, Galsworthy, Cunninghame Graham, various periodicals, and a book, which has always been a mystery to me, "Out of the Hurly Burly" by Max Ad[e]ler. In the window stood an arm chair of cherry wood, lacquered black, on which my father often sat to read for half an hour or so before "turning in".'
Century:1900-1945
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timeevening
night
city: Bishopsbourne
county: Kent
specific address: Oswalds
location in dwelling: Bedroom
(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
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:n/a
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:28974
Source:John Conrad
Editor:n/a
Title:Joseph Conrad: Times Remembered
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1981
Vol:n/a
Page:149
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
John Conrad, Joseph Conrad: Times Remembered , (Cambridge, 1981), p. 149, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28974, accessed: 23 April 2024
Additional Comments:
These observations, which form part of John Conrad's memories during his adolescence at Oswalds, are included as part of the broader evidence for Conrad's reading experiences/habits.
