Record Number: 18530
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am reading "Le fils Grandsire" with delight. It is charming and characteristic: it is alive. I shall finish the book tomorrow and speak of it in my next letter.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 10 Jan 1894 and 20 Jan 1894
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: probably 17 Gillingham St SW1
(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
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:Le Mariage du fils Grandsire
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1894 Paris Hachette
Provenanceowned
probably sent as gift from author
Source Information:
Record ID:18530
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies)
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 1, 1861-1897
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1983
Vol:1
Page:145
Additional Comments:
Letter in French to Marguerite Poradowska dated dated 20 January 1894 from London.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 1, 1861-1897, (Cambridge, 1983), 1, p. 145, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18530, accessed: 13 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None