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A Personal Record
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A memoir by Joseph Conrad, this work reflects on his early life, his path from a Polish upbringing to a career at sea, and the origins of his writing. It will interest readers of literary autobiography and those studying Conrad's fiction and background.
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Getting Started with Joseph ConradA guide to the Polish-British master of English prose for readers meeting his work for the first time.
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and – though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties – he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature.
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