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Joseph Conrad

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Joseph Conrad picJOSEPH CONRAD, undated
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Born
Berdychiv, Ukraine, 1857

Died
Bishopsbourne, Kent, England, 1924

Places lived
Ukraine, Poland, England

Nationality
Polish-British

Publications
Novels, stories, essays, poetry, plays, criticism, biography

Genres
Novels, stories, essays, memoirs

Writing language
English

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Literature

Lord Jim (1900)

Heart of Darkness (1902)

Nostromo (1904)

The Secret Agent (1907)

Under Western Eyes (1911)

Novels

Lord Jim (1900)

Nostromo (1904)

The Secret Agent (1907)

Under Western Eyes (1911)

Novellas

Heart of Darkness (1902)

Stories

"Youth" (1898)

• "The Secret Sharer" (1910)

• "The Tale" (1917)

Crime and Mystery

The Secret Agent (1907)

British Literature

Almayer's Folly (1895)

Lord Jim (1900)

Heart of Darkness (1902)

Nostromo (1904)

The Secret Agent (1907)

Under Western Eyes (1911)

First appearance of works in book form

1895

Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River Novel

1896

An Outcast of the Islands Novel

1897

A Tale of the Sea Novel, , also known as The Children of the Sea: A Tale of the Forecastle

1898

Tales of Unrest Five stories

"Karain, a Memory", "The Idiots", "An Outpost of Progress", "The Return", "The Lagoon"

1900

Lord Jim Novel

The Inheritors: An Extravagant Story Novel, with Ford Madox Ford

1902

Youth, a Narrative, and Two Other Stories Two stories, one novella

Stories "Youth: A Narrative", "The End of the Tether"; novella Heart of Darkness

1903

Typhoon and Other Stories Four stories

"Typhoon", "Falk", "Amy Foster", "To-Morrow"

Romance Novel, with Ford Madox Ford

1904

Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard Novel

1906

The Mirror of the Sea: Memories and Impressions Memoirs

1907

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale Novel

1908

A Set of Six Six stories

"Gaspar Ruiz", "The Informer", "The Brute", "An Anarchist", "The Duel" , also known as "The Point of Honor", "Il Conde"

1911

Under Western Eyes Novel

1912

'Twixt Land and Sea Three stories

"A Smile of Fortune", "The Secret Sharer", "Freya of the Seven Isles"

A Personal Record Memoir

1913

Chance: A Tale in Two Parts Novel

1915

Victory: An Island Tale Novel

Within the Tides: Tales Four stories

"The Planter of Malata", "The Partner", "The Inn of the Two Witches", "Because of the Dollars"

1917

The Shadow Line: A Confession Novella

1919

The Arrow of Gold Novel

Autocracy and War

One Day More: A Play in One Act Play

The Shock of War: Through Germany to Cracow

Tradition

1920

The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows Novel

1921

Notes on Life and Letters Essays

1923

The Rover Novel

The Secret Agent: A Drama in Three Acts Play

1924

The Nature of a Crime Novel, with Ford Madox Ford

The Shorter Tales of Joseph Conrad Stories

Laughing Anne & One Day More: Two Plays by Joseph Conrad Two plays

incl. Laughing Anne

1925

Suspense Novel

Five Letters Letters

Tales of Hearsay Four stories

"The Warrior's Soul", "Prince Roman", "The Tale", "The Black Mate"

1926

Last Essays Essays

1927

Joseph Conrad's Letters to His Wife Letter

1928

Conrad to a Friend Letters

Letters from Joseph Conrad, 1895-1924 Letters, ed. Edward Garnett

Letters: Joseph Conrad to Richard Curle Letters, ed. Richard Curle

The Sisters Novel, unfinished

1940

Letters of Joseph Conrad to Marguerite Poradowska, 1890-1920 Letters

1958

Letters to William Blackwood and David S. Meldrum Letters, ed. William Blackburn

1964

Joseph Conrad on Fiction Essays, ed. Walter F. Wright

1969

Joseph Conrad's Letters to R. B. Cunninghame Graham Letters, ed. C.T. Watts

1977

Selected Tales from Conrad Stories, ed. Nigel Stewart

1978

The Congo Diary and Other Uncollected Pieces ed. Zdzislaw Najder

1978

The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad, 1983-2007 Letters, ed. Frederick R. Karl, Laurence Davies.

 

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