Record Number: 28881
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'For the last two days I have been reading "The [Forsythe] Saga" which makes a wonderful volume.[...] How fresh "The Man of Property" reads. For that book I have a special affection. I have not read it for a couple of years, or more...'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Aug 1922 and 7 Aug 1922
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:The Forsythe Saga
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsprobably Heinemann omnibus edition 1922
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28881
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:505
Additional Comments:
Letter from Joseph Conrad to John Galsworthy dated 7 August 1922, 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. 505, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28881, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
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