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The stories in this Norton Critical Edition maintain the connection and sequencing that Joseph Conrad saw among them. In his "Author's Note" to 'Twixt Land and Sea, Conrad writes of his two "Calm-pieces" ("The Secret Sharer" and The Shadow-Line) and his two "Storm-pieces" (The... Read Full Overview

Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) spent much of his life at sea, and his experiences as a mariner deeply influenced his fiction. He set many of his finest stories aboard ship, where his characters -- closely confined, enduring the rigors of the sea -- might struggle more intensely... Read Full Overview

"Backgrounds and Contexts" brings together relevant correspondence and contemporary reviews from both British and American sources. Also included are documents related to Conrad's sources for the stories, among them Charles Arthur Sankey's "Ordeal of the Cutty Sark : A True Story... Read Full Overview

Joseph Conrad (born J zef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski; 3 December 1857 - 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master prose... Read Full Overview

A wonderful volume of Conrad's short fiction, reissued alongside the new film The Secret Sharer.

Joseph Conrad (born J zef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski; 3 December 1857 - 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he was a master prose... Read Full Overview