Record Number: 28822
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Warm thanks for the charming copy of "Wild Oranges" which it was a great pleasure to have in this interesting form. [...] You will be good enough to give my most friendly regards to Hergesheimer whose vital work combining strength of vision with delicate perception and masterly expression arouses my admiration and sympathy.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1920 and 8 Jun 1920
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:Bishopsbourne
Kent
Oswalds
(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:Wild Oranges
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsAlfred Knopf 1920
Provenanceowned
limited edition sent by publisher
Source Information:
Record ID:28822
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:Laurence Davies and J.H.Stape
Title:The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 7 1920-1922
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:2005
Vol:7
Page:106
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to Alfred Knopf dated 8 June 1920, Oswalds
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Laurence Davies and J.H.Stape (ed.), The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad Volume 7 1920-1922, (Cambridge, 2005), 7, p. 106, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28822, accessed: 09 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None