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Ashley MS 2953*

Record Id:

040-001979359

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001978147

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001448.0x0001c1

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ISAD(G)

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Ashley MS 2953*

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Letters to T. J. Wise from Joseph Conrad and other correspondents; 1918-1924. Ashley Library Catalogue, viii, p. 127. As follows:―

1. Letters (42) from Joseph Conrad; 2 Oct. 1918-20 Dec. 1923. Mostly autograph, some typewritten signed (2 Oct. 1918, 7 March, 5 May, 30 Sept. 1919, 19 Jan., 5 March, 20 May, 21, 23 June, 9 July, 16 Aug., 1 Nov. 1920, 26 March 1923). The letters chiefly concern: the purchase by Wise from Conrad of MSS. and corrected typescripts of the latter's work, among which are 'The Rescue' (2 Oct. 1918, 19 July 1920), 'The Book of Job' (21 June 1921, 29 Nov. 1922), 'The Rover' (20 July 1922), and of certain of the prefaces written for the Complete Edition of his works; the signing by Conrad of copies of first editions of his works at the request of Wise; and the printing by Wise in pamphlets of articles etc. written by Conrad. In some of the letters Conrad describes his modus operandi (2 Oct., 2 Dec. 1918, 1 Nov. 1920), and mentions work on which he was engaged at the time, for instance The Rescue (2 Dec. 1918), 'The Strong Man', a film scenario based on 'Gaspar Ruiz' (22, 24 Oct., 1 Nov. 1920), The Rover (20 July 1922) and Suspense (9 July 1920, 1 March 1923). Conrad also describes those of his MSS. in the possession of John Quinn (2 Oct. 1918, 31 July 1923), and comments on the sale of the Quinn collection (31 Oct., 20 Dec. 1923). In the letter of 31 July 1923 he also notes MSS. of his works whose whereabouts he cannot remember ('The Nigger of the "Narcissus"', 'Nostromo', 'Under Western Eyes', 'Tales of Unrest', 'Youth', 'Typhoon', and 'Set of Six'). The letters of 2 Oct. 1918 and of 1 Nov. 1920 are printed, with the silent amendment of 'nineteenth' for 'twentieth' in the earlier, and with the omission of the second half in the later, together with the substitution of '100' for '109' in l. 8 and '100' for '110' in l. 9, in G. Jean-Aubry, Joseph Conrad. Life and Letters, vol. ii, 1927, pp. 209 and 249-250.

2 Oct. 1918. ff. 1, 1b.

2 Dec. 1918. ff. 2, 2b.

10 Dec. 1918. ff. 3, 3b.

1 Feb. 1919. f. 4.

7 March 1919. f. 5.

5 May 1919. f. 6.

30 Sept. 1919. ff. 7-9.

2 Oct. 1919. ff. 10, 11b.

13 Nov. 1919. ff. 12, 12b.

13 Nov. 1919. f. 13.

19 Jan. 1920. f. 14.

3 March 1920. ff. 15-16b.

5 March 1920. f. 17.

20 May 1920. f. 18.

1 June 1920. f. 19.

3 June 1920. f. 20.

21 June 1920. ff. 21, 21b.

23 June 1920. f. 22.

9 July 1920. f. 23.

19 July 1920. ff. 24, 24b.

1 Aug. 1920. ff. 25-27.

[7 Aug. 1920]. ff. 28-29b.

16 Aug. 1920. f. 30.

22 Oct. 1920. ff. 31, 31b.

24 Oct. 1920. ff. 32-33b.

1 Nov. 1920. ff. 35, 35b.

12 Jan. 1921. ff. 36, 36b.

21 June 1921. ff. 37, 37b.

1 July 1921. ff. 38, 38b.

13 Dec. 1921. ff. 39, 39b.

20 Dec. 1921. ff. 40, 40b.

20 July 1922. ff. 41-42b.

29 Nov. 1922. ff. 43, 43b.

2 Dec. 1922. ff. 44, 44b.

1 March 1923. ff. 46, 46b.

26 March 1923. f. 47.

31 July 1923. ff. 48-50.

22 Aug. 1923. ff. 51-52.

4 Sept. 1923. ff. 53-55.

31 Oct. 1923. ff. 56, 56b.

20 Dec. 1923. ff. 57-58.

n.d. f. 59.

2. Two letters from Mrs Joseph Conrad to T. J. Wise, the earlier (f. 60) sending snapshots of their son John with his father in 1914 (f. 61) and with herself in 1922 (f. 62), and the later sending a copy of Christopher Morley, Conrad and The Reporters, 1923, inscribed by herself (ff. 63, 63b); 19 Dec. 1922, 8 Sept. 1924. ff. 60-63b.

3. Letters (11) from Miss L. M. Hallowes, Conrad's secretary; 23 Aug. 1920-15 March 1923. Among the subjects of the letters are the unfinished novel 'Suspense' and its MS. (19 May 1921, 15 March 1923), and the date of the play 'One Day More' and of the memorandum, later printed in Last Essays, written by Conrad on the subject of a proposed sail training ship for future Merchant Service Officers (23 Aug. 1920). An apparently detached envelope addressed to Wise and postmarked [25 Feb. 1923?] is f. 45.

23 Aug. 1920. ff. 64-65b.

4 Nov. 1920. ff. 66, 66b.

6 Dec. 1920. ff. 67, 67b.

7 Dec. 1920. ff. 68, 68b.

11 Dec. 1920. ff. 69, 69b.

17 Dec. 1920. f. 70.

19 May 1921. ff. 71-72b.

26 May 1921. ff. 73-74.

23 June 1921. ff. 75, 75b.

11 Nov. 1921. ff. 76-77.

15 March 1923. f. 78.

In addition the volume contains the following items:―

4. Telegram from Joseph Conrad to T. J. Wise declining invitation; 19 April 1923. f. 79.

5. Telegram from Mrs Conrad to T. J. Wise informing him of Joseph Conrad's death the day before; 4 Aug. 1924. f. 80.

6. Telegram from Richard Curle to T. J. Wise informing him of the date of Joseph Conrad's funeral; 6 Aug. 1924. f. 81.

7. Letter from Richard Curle sending the photograph described under item (8); 16 May 1923. ff. 82, 82b.

8. Photograph of Joseph Conrad on the deck of the 'Tuscania', standing between Muirhead Bone, the engraver, and his brother Captain Bone, master of the vessel; April 1923. f. 83.

9. Letter from J. A. Spoor to T. J. Wise sending the item described under (10); 24 May 1919. ff. 84, 85.

10. Typewritten copy of a letter from Joseph Conrad to [ ] Gils, originally written 25 Nov. 1918, in answer to his complaint that the privately printed limited editions of Joseph Conrad's works produced by C. K. Shorter were too expensive for ordinary collectors; 1919. ff. 86, 87.

Large quarto; ff. 87.

includes:

ff. 1-59 Joseph Conrad, alias Teodor Jósef Konrad Korzeniowski, novelist: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Joseph Conrad: 1918-1923: Mostly autogr., some typewritten signed.
ff. 60-63b Jessie Conrad, wife of Joseph Conrad: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Jessie Conrad: 1922, 1924.
ff. 64-78 Miss Lilian M. Hallowes, secretary to Joseph Conrad: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Miss Lilian M. Hallowes: 1920-1923.
f. 79 Joseph Conrad, alias Teodor Jósef Konrad Korzeniowski, novelist: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Telegram declining invitation to Thomas James Wise from Joseph Conrad: 1923.
f. 80 Joseph Conrad, alias Teodor Jósef Konrad Korzeniowski, novelist: Jessie Conrad, wife of Joseph Conrad: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Telegram to Thomas James Wise from Jessie Conrad rel. to death of Joseph Conrad: 1924.
f. 81 Richard Henry Parnell Curle, author: Joseph Conrad, alias Teodor Jósef Konrad Korzeniowski, novelist: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Telegram to Thomas James Wise from Richard Henry Parnell Curle rel. to funeral of Joseph Conrad: 1924.
ff. 82-83 Richard Henry Parnell Curle, author: Joseph Conrad, alias Teodor Jósef Konrad Korzeniowski, novelist: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Richard Henry Parnell Curle including photograph of Joseph Conrad: 1923.
ff. 84, 85 J. A. Spoor, American book collector: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from J. A. Spoor: 1919.
ff. 86, 87 Joseph Conrad, alias Teodor Jósef Konrad Korzeniowski, novelist: Gils: Letter to — Gils from Joseph Conrad: 1918: Typewritten copy (1919).

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ashley Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001978147
040-001979359

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Ashley MS A17-5768 : Ashley Manuscripts

Ashley MS 2953* : Letters to T. J. Wise from Joseph Conrad and other correspondents; 1918-1924. Ashley Library Catalogue, viii, p. 127. As…

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032-001978147[0692]/040-001979359

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1918

End Date:

1924

Date Range:

1918-1924

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Names:

Conrad, Jessie, wife of Joseph Conrad
Conrad, Joseph, master mariner and author, 1857-1924
Curle, Richard Henry Parnell, author
Gils, -, correspondent of Joseph Conrad, fl 1918
Hallowes, Lilian M, Miss secretary to Joseph Conrad
Spoor, J A, American book collector
Wise, Thomas James, book and manuscript collector, 1859-1937