Record Number: 27682
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'It ["The Freelands"] is a most beautifully done thing. [...]. I kept your book for a propitious day and finished it about midnight. Then I put out the light opened the window and listened to the noise of the Zep passing nearly overhead.[...] That was the night of the second raid on London.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:8 Sep 1915
Country:England
Timeevening
night
city: Orlestone nr. Ashford
county: Kent
specific address: Capel House
location in dwelling: bedroom
(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 Freelands
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book, Pamphlet
Publication Details1915 Heinemann
Provenanceowned
probably gift from author
Source Information:
Record ID:27682
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:506
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy, 19 August 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. 506, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27682, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
See fn.1, p.506 of source text for information supporting the precise timing of this reading experience
