Record Number: 29000

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I believe [Arthur] Symons' verse was almost the only verse that my husband ever read, I mean with any real appreciation and pleasure. Usually I had to read any manuscript in this form — and he would, quite unblushingly, put forward my opinion as his own when acknowledging receipt.'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1909 and 1914

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Kent

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Joseph Conrad

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

3 Dec 1857

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry
'Szlachta', or Polish landed gentry/nobility

Occupation:

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Arthur Symons

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

n/a

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29000

Source:

Print

Author:

Jessie Conrad

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Joseph Conrad and His Circle

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1935

Vol:

n/a

Page:

154

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Jessie Conrad, Joseph Conrad and His Circle, (London, 1935), p. 154, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29000, accessed: 13 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

see also record ID 27610 on Conrad's response to Symon's collection 'Knave of Hearts' 1913.