Record Number: 33502
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The latest volume of M.Anatole France purports, by the declaration of its title- page, to contain several profitable narratives. The story of Crainquebille's encounter with human justice stands at the head of them; a tale of a well- bestowed charity closes the book wih the touch of playful irony characteristic of the writer ...'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1904 and 6 Jul 1904
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Postling near Hythe
county: Kent
specific address: Pent Farm
(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:Crainquebille, Putois, Riquet, et plusieurs autres récits profitables
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsParis: Calmann Lévy 1904
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:33502
Source:Joseph Conrad
Editor:n/a
Title:Notes on Life and Letters
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1920
Vol:n/a
Page:32
Additional Comments:
Pagination is from the Dent edition
Citation:
Joseph Conrad, Notes on Life and Letters, (London, 1920), p. 32, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33502, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
See also Conrad's letter to Edward Garnett 6 July 1904 (Collected Letters vol.3 p.150) in relation to this review of what was a new edition of France's work.