Joseph Conrad: A BiographyIn Joseph Conrad: A Biography, acclaimed writer Jeffrey Meyers presents the definitive account of the life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, and many other landmarks in modern literature. Meyers' biography, published for the first time in paperback by Cooper Square Press, is the first biography of the author in many years. Joseph Conrad brings to light new information about Conrad's life and its impact on his fiction: new models emerge for his characters, including Heart of Darkness' Kurtz, and Meyers also examines in great detail Conrad's relationship with the wild and beautiful American journalist Jane Anderson. |
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Sailor to Writer 18911894 | 109 |
Breakdown and Success 191o1913 | 251 |
Return to Poland and Victory 19141915 | 273 |
Jane Anderson 19161917 | 293 |
The War Years 19161918 | 311 |
Fame and America 19191924 | 331 |
The Later Life of Jane Anderson 19181947 | 359 |
The Quest for Jane Anderson | 369 |
Notes | 373 |
Courtship and Marriage 18941896 | 127 |
Literary Friendships and Artistic Breakthrough 18971898 | 155 |
Ford and Pent Farm 18981902 | 177 |
J B Pinker and Nostromo 19011904 | 203 |
Capri Montpellier and The Secret Agent 19051909 | 223 |
Bibliography of Conrad | 411 |
Bibliography of Jane Anderson | 413 |
Index | 417 |
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