Record Number: 28849
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'A few days ago in fact I re-read "Les Caves du Vatican", with the same interest but with an admiration that grows on each new reading. The infinity of things you put into that book, where the hand is so light and the thought so deep, is truly marvellous.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 30 Jul 1921 and 4 Aug 1921
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Bishopsbourne
county: Kent
specific address: 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:Les Caves du Vatican
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1914 Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Française
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:28849
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:322
Additional Comments:
Letter in French from Joseph Conrad to André Gide 5 August 1921, 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. 322, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28849, accessed: 20 March 2025
Additional Comments:
Evidence from this letter suggests repeated re-reading. See record ID 27611 for first reading of this text.
