Record Number: 27737
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'His [Henry James] autobiographical two books are admirable; but what makes them so wonderful are the very same qualities that make his novels admirable.]'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1913 and 24 May 1916
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:Orlestone nr. Ashford
Kent
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:A Small Boy and Others
Genre:Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1913 N.Y. Scribner's and London Macmillan. Not known which edition Conrad would have read.
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27737
Source:Joseph c
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:595
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Quinn dated 24 May 1916, Capel House
Citation:
Joseph c, Karl Frederick R. and Laurence Davies (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 5, 1912-1916, (Cambridge, 1996), 5, p. 595, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27737, accessed: 08 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None