Record Number: 27674
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Today I saw a good review of your book ["Bernal Diaz del Castillo"] in the D[ai]ly Chr[onicle]: by some woman. I am going to get the vol. forthwith.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:25 Feb 1915
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Orlestone nr. Ashford
county: Kent
specific address: Capel House
(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:unknown
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Ephemera
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsedition of Daily Chronicle of 24 February 1915
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27674
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1996
Vol:5
Page:447
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to R.B. Cunninghame Graham, 25 February 1915, Capel House.
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916, (Cambridge, 1996), 5, p. 447, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27674, accessed: 14 October 2024
Additional Comments:
See also letter to Cunninghame Graham on 28 October 1915, p.526 of source text.