a harbour tale A Smile of Fortune is one of Joseph Conrad's lesser-known long stories. He was essentially a nineteenth century writer who anticipated and then lived into the modernist age of the … [Read more...]
Joseph Conrad
tutorials, biographical notes, commentary, and web links
tutorials, study guides, web links and commentary
Almayer’s Folly
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links Almayer's Folly (1895) was Joseph Conrad's first novel, It deals with events which take place around 1887 in the Malay Archipelago, where Conrad … [Read more...]
An Outcast of the Islands
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links An Outcast of the Islands (1896) is Joseph Conrad's second novel, following closely on his first, Almayer's Folly which was published the previous … [Read more...]
Chance – a study guide
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links Chance (1914) is unusual in the work of Joseph Conrad in that it was his first big commercial success as a novelist; and it was the first (and … [Read more...]
Conrad’s Heart of Darkness
a guide to Conrad's classic critique of imperialism Joseph Conrad retired from the sea and started writing romantic adventure stories. His first works were popular but light, but then in 1899 he … [Read more...]
Critical Guide to Joseph Conrad
biography, guidance notes, and literary criticism This comes from a new series by Routledge which offers comprehensive but single-volume introductions to major English writers. They are aimed at … [Read more...]
Falk: A Reminiscence
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links Falk (1903) is not one of Joseph Conrad's better-known stories, yet it deserves to be. It is just as successful as Heart of Darkness in exploring … [Read more...]
Heart of Darkness
tutorial, characters, resources, videos, writing Heart of Darkness (1902) is a tightly controlled novella which has assumed classic status as an account of the process of Imperialism. It documents … [Read more...]
Joseph Conrad and Cinema
film adaptations of Joseph Conrad's novels and stories Joseph Conrad and Cinema (literature and film) might seem an odd juxtaposition of genres, but in fact almost a hundred adaptations of Conrad's … [Read more...]
Joseph Conrad biography
timeline of life, career, and literary works 1857. Joseph Conrad (full original name Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski) born December 3 in Berdichev (or vicinity) to Apollo Nalecz Korzeniowski and … [Read more...]
Joseph Conrad close reading
how to read and analyse a text In literary studies there are various types of close reading. It is possible and rewarding to scrutinise a text closely, keeping any number of its features in mind. … [Read more...]
Joseph Conrad critical bibliography
selected literary criticism and commentary Amar Acheraiou, Joseph Conrad and the Reader, London: Macmillan, 2009. Jacques Berthoud, Joseph Conrad: The Major Phase, Cambridge: Cambridge … [Read more...]
Joseph Conrad criticism
annotated bibliography of criticism and comment Joseph Conrad criticism is a bibliography of critical comment on Conrad and his works, with details of each publication and a brief description of its … [Read more...]
Joseph Conrad greatest works
introductions, with links to tutorials and study guides Joseph Conrad took hold of the late nineteenth century 'action novel' - the Imperialist Boy's Own adventure story - and invested it with moral … [Read more...]
Joseph Conrad prose style
how to start analysing prose style Joseph Conrad was famous for his prose style - yet English was his third language, the first two being Polish and French. He was not unlike the novelist Vladimir … [Read more...]
Joseph Conrad web links
a selection of web-based archives and resources This short selection of Joseph Conrad web links offers quick connections to resources for further study. It's not comprehensive, and if you have any … [Read more...]
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness
critical survey and literary essays Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness book looks at the famous novella in detail from the perspective of the early twenty-first century and offers a series of critical … [Read more...]
Lord Jim – a study guide
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links Lord Jim (1900) explores the tensions of European colonialism and its role in the East Indies in the late nineteenth century. Although the … [Read more...]
Nostromo – a review
revolution and capital accumulation in Latin America Nostromo is generally regarded by most Conrad commentators as his greatest novel. It embraces wide ranging themes of political struggle, … [Read more...]
Nostromo – a tutorial
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links Nostromo (1904) is Joseph Conrad's 'big' political novel - into which he packs all of his major subjects and themes. It is set in the imaginary … [Read more...]
The Complete Tales of Joseph Conrad
The Complete Tales of Joseph Conrad is a series of tutorials and guidance notes on all the shorter fiction of Joseph Conrad. The stories are commonly given the name ‘tales’ or 'shorter fiction' … [Read more...]
The Rescue
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links The Rescue was first published by J.M.Dent & Sons in 1920. It forms one part of The Lingard Trilogy, of which the other two are Conrad's first … [Read more...]
The Secret Agent
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links The Secret Agent (1907) is a short novel and a masterpiece of sustained irony. It is based on the real incident of a bomb attack on the Greenwich … [Read more...]
The Secret Sharer
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links The Secret Sharer (1910) is a popular and much-anthologized work by Conrad. It's quite short, yet it presents an enigmatic narrative and the story … [Read more...]
The Shadow Line
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links The Shadow Line: A Confession (1917) is one of a number of Conrad's works which draw upon his own experiences as a seaman during his third visit … [Read more...]
Under Western Eyes
tutorial, commentary, study resources, and web links Under Western Eyes (1911) is one of the most political of all Conrad's novels - even though a good deal of it takes place in drawing rooms in … [Read more...]
Victory
tutorial, commentary, further reading, and web links Victory (1915) was first conceived by Conrad as a short story to be called The Dollars. But like many of his planned fictions it expanded as soon … [Read more...]