Record Number: 21555
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
' I didn't write before because I was finishing something. That does not mean that I did not read the play ["Joy"] at once. I've read it more than once the very first day, then many times since in whole of in parts[...]' Hence follows a page of praise with some mild negative criticism.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 19 Mar 1907 and 12 Apr 1907
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Montpellier
county: Herault
specific address: Continental et Riche Hotel, Place de la Comedie
(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:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Joy
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: probably a playscript
Publication DetailsLondon: 1909 First produced as play Sept 1907
Provenanceowned
sent by author
Source Information:
Record ID:21555
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:429
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy dated 12 April 1907, Montpellier.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Frederick R. Karl (and Laurence Davies) (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 3, 1903-1907, (Cambridge, 1988), 3, p. 429, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21555, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
None
