Joseph Conrad : a Biography
Filled with provocative new assessments and new facts, this biography presents the contradictory, tormented life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim, and one of the great figures of modern literature
1 online resource (343 pages)
9781461732020, 1461732026
1055014448
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Illustrations
Maps
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Polish Heritage
2. A Polish Childhood, 1857-1874
3. Marseilles and the Carlists, 1874-1878
4. English Sailor, 1878-1886
5. From Second Mate to Master, 1880-1886
6. Eastern Voyages, 1886-1889
7. Into the Congo, 1890
8. Sailor to Writer, 1891-1894
9. Courtship and Marriage, 1894-1896
10. Literary Friendships and Artistic Breakthrough, 1897-1898
11. Ford and Pent Farm, 1898-1902
12. J.B. Pinker and Nostromo, 1901-1904. 13. Capri, Montpellier and The Secret Agent, 1905-1909
14. Breakdown and Success, 1910-1913
15. Return to Poland and Victory, 1914-1915
16. Jane Anderson, 1916-1917
17. The War Years, 1916-1918
18. Fame and America, 1919-1924
Appendix I: The Later Life of Jane Anderson, 1918-1947
Appendix II: The Quest for Jane Anderson
Notes
Bibliography of Conrad
Bibliography of Jane Anderson
Index