Record Number: 33615
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'With his first wages Conrad bought a volume of Shakespeare, and at sea he also read Mill's "Principles of Political Economy".'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jul 1878 and 16 Feb 1894
Country:At sea
Timen/a
Place:other location: On board ship
Type of Experience(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:At sea
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Principles of Political Economy
Genre:Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:33615
Source:R. L. Mégroz
Editor:n/a
Title:A Talk with Joseph Conrad and a Criticism of His Mind and Method
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1926
Vol:n/a
Page:101
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
R. L. Mégroz, A Talk with Joseph Conrad and a Criticism of His Mind and Method, (London, 1926), p. 101, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33615, accessed: 23 April 2025
Additional Comments:
Date range speculative, covering all Conrad's British maritime career. Probably read on his long voyages across the Atlantic and Indian oceans.