Record Number: 18583

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I have just reread "Le fils Grandsire", opening the book at random, and continuing at random, I have read every single word. with an odd and entirely sentimental fondness,I truly love this book. On every page I find you at your most lovable.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 10 Oct 1894 and 23 Oct 1894

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: 17 Gillingham St SW1

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

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:

Marguerite Poradowska

Title:

Le Mariage du fils Grandsire

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Paris: Hachette, 1894

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18583

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

182

Additional Comments:

Letter in French from Joseph Conrad to Marguerite Poradowska, 23 October 1894, 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. 182, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18583, accessed: 12 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

See also record 18530