Victory: An Island Tale

Overview

The last word of this novel was written on 29 May 1914. And that last word was the single word of the title.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews for this product are not available at this time.

Author Information

Bio of Joseph Conrad

A Polish novelist, considered as one of the greatest contemporary English writers. He was brought up in Russian-occupied Poland. His father, an impoverished aristocrat, a writer, and a militant fighter, was arrested by the occupying regime for his patriotic activities, and was sentenced to penal servitude in Siberia. Shortly after this, his mother died of tuberculosis in exile, and despite his being allowed to return to Cracow, so did his father four years later. Subsequently Conrad was brought up by his uncle. Conrad abandoned his education at the age of 17 to become a seaman in the French merchant navy. He lived an adventurous, buccaneering life -- sailing off Marseilles and becoming involved in gunrunning and political conspiracy. In 1878, after an unsuccessful attempt at committing suicide, Joseph took service on a British ship in order to avoid French military service. He gained his Master Mariner's certificate, learned English before the age of 21, to finally become a naturalized Briton in 1884. He lived in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and later near Canterbury, Kent. His works include: Almayer's Folly - (1895), An Outcast of the Islands - (1896), The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' - (1897), Lord Jim - (1900), Heart of Darkness - (1902), Nostromo - (1904), The Secret Agent - (1907), Under Western Eyes - (1911), The Shadow Line - (1917), The Arrow of Gold - (1919),The Rescue - (1920), The Rover - (1923).

Customer Reviews

There are no customer reviews available at this time. To add your review, Register or Sign In to your account using our free eBook Library Software.

Additional Info

Imprint

EBOOKSLIB

Filesize

459.80 KB

Number of Pages

348

eBook ISBN

9781102324720