Record Number: 25054
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Both Jessie and I are very much struck with "[A] Fisher of Men".'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 30 Nov 1908 and 5 Dec 1908
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Luton Hoo Estate
county: Bedfordshire
specific address: Someries
(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:A Fisher of Men
Genre:Fiction,
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsshort story appearing in first issue of 'English Review' December 1908
Provenanceowned
It is assumed that Conrad received the first issue of English Review from the publishers given his close asociation with the review
Source Information:
Record ID:25054
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1990
Vol:4
Page:157
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy dated 5 December 1908, Someries.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 4 1908-1911, (Cambridge, 1990), 4, p. 157, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25054, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
It is not clear from the evidence whether Jessie Conrad read the story independently or whether she was a listener.
