Record Number: 33502

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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

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Postling near Hythe
county: Kent
specific address: Pent Farm

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:

Anatole France

Title:

Crainquebille, Putois, Riquet, et plusieurs autres récits profitables

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Paris: Calmann Lévy 1904

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

33502

Source:

Print

Author:

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: 20 May 2025

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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.