Record Number: 29398

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

' In Konrad's [sic] "little corner" in the living room one more book appeared on his table: Witkiewicz's "Matejko". It had been sent by my sister [Aniela Zagorska] for Janek [John Conrad] and Konrad had put it there. One evening he took it to his room and began looking through it. I was sitting quietly in the corner of the sofa. For a long time he was turning over the pages. Suddenly he spoke up: "What an amazing unity of expression there is in his works. Et quelle grandeur! Even when depicting tragic moments he primarily sees their majesty."

[The writer then describes Conrad and his younger son examining and commenting on the book together.]

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between Feb 1920 and Aug 1920

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

Bishopsbourne
Kent
Oswalds

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' Polish landed gentry

Occupation:

master mariner and author

Religion:

Catholic

Country of Origin:

Poland

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Family (Karola Zagorska and John Conrad)

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Stanisław Witkiewicz

Title:

Matejko

Genre:

Arts / architecture

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned
Gift from Aniela Zagorska

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Source Information:

Record ID:

29398

Source:

Print

Author:

Karola Zagorska

Editor:

Zdzislaw Najder trans. Halina Carroll-Najder

Title:

Under the Roof of Konrad Korzeniowski (repr. in Conrad Under Familial Eyes)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1983 (1932)

Vol:

n/a

Page:

237

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Karola Zagorska, Zdzislaw Najder trans. Halina Carroll-Najder (ed.), Under the Roof of Konrad Korzeniowski (repr. in Conrad Under Familial Eyes) , (Cambridge, 1983 (1932)), p. 237, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29398, accessed: 18 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None