Record Number: 21514
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The book ["The Man of Property"] is in parts marvellously done and in its whole a piece of art-undubitably [sic] a piece of art. I've read it 3 times. My respect for you increased with every reading.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 11 Jan 1906 and 31 Jan 1906
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Stanford near Hythe
county: Kent
specific address: Pent Farm
(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 Man of Property
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: presumably copy of MS which had been sent for publication, or the page proofs, since the book was not published until 23 March 1906
Publication DetailsLondon: Heinemann, 1906
Provenancen/a
Source Information:
Record ID:21514
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies)
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 3, 1903-1907
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1988
Vol:3
Page:314
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy dated 31 January 1906, letterhead: Pent Farm
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 3, 1903-1907, (Cambridge, 1988), 3, p. 314, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21514, accessed: 15 May 2025
Additional Comments:
None
