Record Number: 28978

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

' Most mornings he spent reading the papers until about half past ten, then answered any letters that had come [...].'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Bishopsbourne
county: Kent
specific address: Oswalds
Bedroom

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
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:

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28978

Source:

Print

Author:

John Conrad

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Joseph Conrad: Times Remembered

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1981

Vol:

n/a

Page:

155

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

John Conrad, Joseph Conrad: Times Remembered , (Cambridge, 1981), p. 155, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28978, accessed: 30 April 2025

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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.