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    Notes on Life and Letters (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
    Notes on Life and Letters (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
    Notes on Life and Letters (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
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    Notes on Life and Letters (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

    By Joseph Conrad

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    The “Letters” part of this 1921 collection of short pieces by the author of “Heart of Darkness” and Lord Jim takes on the subjects Stephen Crane, Guy de Maupassant, Anatole France, Turgenev, and others. The second part, entitled “Life,” includes articles about war, autocracy, Poland, ocean liners, and the sinking of the Titanic as well as the subsequent investigation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBarnes & Noble
    Release dateJun 7, 2011
    ISBN9781411456105
    Notes on Life and Letters (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
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    Joseph Conrad

    Polish-born Joseph Conrad is regarded as a highly influential author, and his works are seen as a precursor to modernist literature. His often tragic insight into the human condition in novels such as Heart of Darkness and The Secret Agent is unrivalled by his contemporaries.

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