| A Personal Record Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 1675195668 ISBN-13: 9781675195666 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 5" W x 7.99" (0.21 lbs) 78 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It has also been published under the titles A Personal Record: Some Reminiscences and Some Reminiscences.Notoriously unreliable and digressive in structure, it is nonetheless the principal contemporary source for information about the author's life. citation needed] It tells about his schooling in Russian Poland, his sailing in Marseille, the influence of his Uncle Tadeusz, and the writing of Almayer's Folly.It provides a glimpse of how Conrad wished to be seen by his British public, as well as being an atmospheric work of art. citation needed]The "Familiar Preface" Conrad wrote for it includes the often quoted lines: "Those who read me know my conviction that the world, the temporal world, rests on a few very simple ideas; so simple that they must be as old as the hills. It rests notably, among others, on the idea of Fidelity. |