Project Gutenberg 2006-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 73 Conrad, Joseph 1857 1924 Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad Theodore Korzeniowski, Józef Konrad Teodor Korzeniowski, Jozef Konrad Teodor Some Reminiscences Produced by Sue Asscher and David Widger "Some Reminiscences" by Joseph Conrad is a collection of personal reflections and experiences written during the late 19th century. This work serves as an introspective exploration of the author's life, articulating the influences that shaped his literary career and offering insights into his relationships, especially with the sea and the characters that populated it. It traverses various themes of memory, identity, and the creative process, establishing a subjective narrative style that is both candid and contemplative. The opening of the book presents an introduction where Conrad reflects on the motivations behind writing this collection. He acknowledges the pressure he feels from a friend to share his thoughts and memories, emphasizing the significance of words and the sincerity that he aims to convey in his writing. He discusses the challenges of articulating emotions through language, the influences of his seafaring life, and the complexity of translating personal experiences into literature. Conrad introduces us to his literary world, hinting at the various characters and experiences that will be elaborated upon in subsequent chapters, while also establishing his intent to reveal the man behind his fictional works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 313584 313593 2024-09-01T09:16:50.827960 2023-10-01T08:31:15.924557 text/html text/html 315649 2021-01-27T21:42:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 115784 2021-01-27T21:42:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 167276 2024-09-01T09:16:55.772926 application/epub+zip 169975 2024-09-01T09:16:52.253932 application/epub+zip 169975 2024-09-01T09:16:51.396031 application/epub+zip 329649 2024-09-01T09:16:58.767377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312251 2024-09-01T09:16:55.210914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312361 2022-09-01T10:27:23.147788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276605 276582 2024-09-01T09:16:50.486953 2023-10-01T08:31:15.621545 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 276566 2018-03-02T11:29:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 110694 2018-03-19T14:06:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 276517 2006-01-08T18:26:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110617 2006-01-08T18:28:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20198 2024-09-01T09:16:58.903373 application/rdf+xml 14907 2024-09-01T09:16:51.747937 image/jpeg 3756 2024-09-01T09:16:51.570912 image/jpeg 168085 2024-09-01T09:16:50.856935 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia