The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad

by Frederick R. Karl

The period covered by the third volume of a projected eight marks the years when Conrad stood at the height of his powers. It was during this time that he completed Nostromo and The Secret Agent. Yet, it was also a time of great personal unhappiness: his plans for leisurely, contemplative work were constantly interrupted by dangerous illnesses in the family, his own bad health, financial worries, and the pleas of editors desperate for copy. Conrad...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521323878
• ISBN13: 9780521323871
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"