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Joseph Conrad : a life
Title:
Joseph Conrad : a life
Author:
Najder, Zdzisław.
Personal Author:
Uniform Title:
Życie Conrada-Korzeniowskiego. English
Edition:
Second extensively revised English-language edition.
Publication Information:
Rochester, N.Y. : Camden House, 2007.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 745 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
General Note:
Rev. ed. of: Joseph Conrad, a chronicle. c1983.
Language:
English
Contents:
In the shadow of alien ghosts, 1857-1874 -- In Marseilles, 1874-1878 -- The Red ensign, 1878-1886 -- Master in the British merchant marine, 1886-1890 -- To the end of the night, 1890 -- The sail and the pen, 1891-1894 -- Work and romance, 1894-1896 -- Strivings, experiments, doubts : 1896-1898 -- Ford, the pent, and Jim : 1898-1900 -- Difficult maturity, 1900-1904 -- Uphill, 1904-1909 -- Crisis and success, 1910-1914 -- Journey to Poland, 1914 -- The war and the memories, 1914-1919 -- Hope and resignation, 1919-1924.
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ISBN:
9781571133472
Format :
Book