Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924

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Biographical note

Polish-born writer of English fiction.

His literary work bridges the gap between the classical literary tradition of writers such as Charles Dickens and Fyodor Dostoevsky and the emergent modernist schools of writing. Conrad is now best known for the novella, Heart of Darkness.

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Works

  • Almayer's Folly: a story of an eastern river [1895]
  • An Outcast of the Islands [1896]
  • The Nigger of the Narcissus: A Tale of the Forecastle [1897]
    [published in America as The Children of the Sea: A Tale of the Forecastle]
  • Tales of Unrest [1898]
    Karain: a Memory -- The Idiots -- An Outpost of Progress -- The Return -- The Lagoon
  • Heart of Darkness [1899]
  • Lord Jim [1900]
  • Typhoon [1902]
  • Youth [1902]
  • End of the Tether [1902]
  • Amy Foster [1903]
  • Falk [1903]
  • To-morrow [1903]
  • Nostromo [1904]
  • The Mirror of the Sea [1906]
  • The Secret Agent [1907]
  • A Set of Six [1908]
    Gaspar Ruiz--The Informer--The Brute--An Anarchist--The Duel--Il Conde
  • Under Western Eyes [1911]
  • A Personal Record [1912]
  • The Secret Sharer [1912]
  • 'Twixt Land & Sea [1912]
    A Smile of Fortune -- The Secret Sharer -- Freya of the Seven Isles
  • Chance [1913]
  • Victory: An Island Tale [1914]
  • Within The Tides [1915]
    The Planter of Malata -- The Partner -- The Inn of the Two Witches -- Because of the Dollars
  • The Shadow Line [1917]
  • The Arrow of Gold [1919]
  • The Rescue [1920]
  • Notes on Life and Letters [1921]
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