Post 35 – August and September 1899 – In which Charles Booth encourages Joseph Conrad to continue to write stories.

Charles and I went to the last Australian test match at the Oval. Fearfully hot day. It was the hottest summer since 1868. There was also a drought, leading to the 8th driest summer on record, at that time.[1] George and Malcolm came in the afternoon and Malcolm took me home via Brixton, a place