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Delphi Complete Works of Joseph Conrad
Widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, Joseph Conrad is celebrated as a forerunner of modernist fiction, whose innovative narrative style and anti-heroes had a significant influence on the course of English literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the only complete works of Joseph Conrad in digital format, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Conrad's life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 19 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * All of the collaborative works with Ford Madox Ford * Includes the rare unfinished novel SUSPENSE, available in no other collection * Special chronological ordering of the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Conrad's essays - spend hours exploring the author’s critical works * The complete memoirs - explore the author’s life in detail * Special criticism section, with 11 essays by critics such as Virginia Woolf, Henry James and John Galsworthy evaluating Conrad’s contribution to literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with new introductions, new formatting of ALL the texts and corrections Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles The Novels and Novellas ALMAYER’S FOLLY AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS THE NIGGER OF THE NARCISSUS LORD JIM THE INHERITORS TYPHOON HEART OF DARKNESS ROMANCE NOSTROMO THE SECRET AGENT UNDER WESTERN EYES CHANCE VICTORY THE SHADOW-LINE THE ARROW OF GOLD THE RESCUE THE NATURE OF A CRIME THE ROVER SUSPENSE The Short Stories THE BLACK MATE THE IDIOTS THE LAGOON AN OUTPOST OF PROGRESS THE RETURN A MEMORY YOUTH FALK AMY FOSTER TO-MORROW THE END OF THE TETHER GASPAR RUIZ THE INFORMER THE BRUTE AN ANARCHIST THE DUEL IL CONDE A SMILE OF FORTUNE THE SECRET SHARER FREYA OF THE SEVEN ISLES PRINCE ROMAN THE PLANTER OF MALATA THE PARTNER THE INN OF THE TWO WITCHES BECAUSE OF THE DOLLARS THE WARRIOR’S SOUL THE TALE The Essays NOTES ON LIFE AND LETTERS LAST ESSAYS The Memoirs THE MIRROR OF THE SEA A PERSONAL RECORD The Criticism JOSEPH CONRAD by Virginia Woolf MR. A CONVERSATION by Virginia Woolf Extract from ‘ENGLISH PROSE’ by Virginia Woolf Extract from ‘THE NEW 1914’ by Henry James TRIBUTES TO CONRAD by John Galsworthy REMINISCENCES OF CONRAD by John Galsworthy EXTRACT OF A LETTER by George Gissing JOSEPH CONRAD by John Cowper Powys TWO ARTICLES by Arnold Bennett JOSEPH CONRAD by Robert Lynd JOSEPH CONRAD. A PERSONAL REMEMBRANCE by Ford Madox Ford Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
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Published November 10, 2013
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Joseph Conrad
2,864 books4,803 followersJoseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and, although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote novels and stories, many in nautical settings, that depict crises of human individuality in the midst of what he saw as an indifferent, inscrutable, and amoral world.
Conrad is considered a literary impressionist by some and an early modernist by others, though his works also contain elements of 19th-century realism. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters, as in Lord Jim, for example, have influenced numerous authors. Many dramatic films have been adapted from and inspired by his works. Numerous writers and critics have commented that his fictional works, written largely in the first two decades of the 20th century, seem to have anticipated later world events.
Writing near the peak of the British Empire, Conrad drew on the national experiences of his native Poland—during nearly all his life, parceled out among three occupying empires—and on his own experiences in the French and British merchant navies, to create short stories and novels that reflect aspects of a European-dominated world—including imperialism and colonialism—and that profoundly explore the human psyche.
Conrad is considered a literary impressionist by some and an early modernist by others, though his works also contain elements of 19th-century realism. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters, as in Lord Jim, for example, have influenced numerous authors. Many dramatic films have been adapted from and inspired by his works. Numerous writers and critics have commented that his fictional works, written largely in the first two decades of the 20th century, seem to have anticipated later world events.
Writing near the peak of the British Empire, Conrad drew on the national experiences of his native Poland—during nearly all his life, parceled out among three occupying empires—and on his own experiences in the French and British merchant navies, to create short stories and novels that reflect aspects of a European-dominated world—including imperialism and colonialism—and that profoundly explore the human psyche.
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March 16, 2019
The Delphi Collections of classic authors are a terrific bargain and allow you to have immediate access on your kindle to what otherwise could take up a whole shelf of your library. I have several of these and am currently reading from one of my favorite Victorians, Joseph Conrad. I suppose he is thought by modern critics to be a relic of the bygone age of colonialism, but his language is simply so rich that I can't see him ever falling out of favor with those who appreciate English literature.
I read practically all of Conrad's novels years ago and in this edition I am reading for the first time a number of novellas and tales which echo the themes and settings of the longer works. As in Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness or Nostromo, the best of the shorter works focus on a mysterious and powerful figure. In "Karain: a Memory" we meet a figure similar in some ways to Kurtz or Jim but a native Malay. Like Conrad's other protagonists, uhe harbors a dark secret. Gaspar Ruiz, in the story bearing his name, is another tragic figure, doomed by love and his own great strength. Freda in "Freya of the Seven Isles" finds her version of Lord Jim in a rather unstable but charming young English trader. As is his practice, Conrad brings us these tales in the voice of a narrator who is somewhat detached but sympathetic, a figure who in the mature novels becomes Marlow. The best of all the short pieces is certainly "The Secret Sharer," probably the most effective doppelgänger story ever.
As I say, these Delphi collections are a great bargain and formatted very carefully. Right now, I'll think I'll take a break from Conrad and dip into my Thomas Hardy collection - another great stylist but what a pessimist!
I read practically all of Conrad's novels years ago and in this edition I am reading for the first time a number of novellas and tales which echo the themes and settings of the longer works. As in Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness or Nostromo, the best of the shorter works focus on a mysterious and powerful figure. In "Karain: a Memory" we meet a figure similar in some ways to Kurtz or Jim but a native Malay. Like Conrad's other protagonists, uhe harbors a dark secret. Gaspar Ruiz, in the story bearing his name, is another tragic figure, doomed by love and his own great strength. Freda in "Freya of the Seven Isles" finds her version of Lord Jim in a rather unstable but charming young English trader. As is his practice, Conrad brings us these tales in the voice of a narrator who is somewhat detached but sympathetic, a figure who in the mature novels becomes Marlow. The best of all the short pieces is certainly "The Secret Sharer," probably the most effective doppelgänger story ever.
As I say, these Delphi collections are a great bargain and formatted very carefully. Right now, I'll think I'll take a break from Conrad and dip into my Thomas Hardy collection - another great stylist but what a pessimist!
June 9, 2017
I had read some of Conrad in college. When I retired I happened across the complete works and decided to read everything by him sort of on a lark. It was worth it.
November 8, 2021
Only read the short stories in a different book but this was the only option available.
April 14, 2018
It's the psychological thriller of centuries past. There is an opposite view of Victorian values and relishes in the emotional side of man (it's mostly about men) while his protagonists are driven beyond reasonableness into wild abandon. He seems to be critical of the European buttoned hypocrisy versus the "wild" morass of the natives or the colonized.
As a writer, I appreciate how his descriptions of place say a lot about what the characters are going through, how they blend or fight their surroundings. Masterful.
As a writer, I appreciate how his descriptions of place say a lot about what the characters are going through, how they blend or fight their surroundings. Masterful.
March 15, 2016
There's about 20 novels in here. I read two I think.
Want to read
June 3, 2016Read Heart of Darkness.
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August 23, 2017I did "Heart of Darkness" at school many years ago and found it rather a struggle. Being that much older now I thought perhaps I might now enjoy his work, sadly it seems not.
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February 21, 2019I read “Heart of Darkness” at school, but really need to rediscover this celebrated author.
March 15, 2021
I started reading Conrad when I was 10 years old.
I've finished his works, but it took 66 years.
Loved him more when I was young, probably less now.
I've finished his works, but it took 66 years.
Loved him more when I was young, probably less now.
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