Project Gutenberg 2006-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 359 Conrad, Joseph 1857 1924 Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad Theodore Korzeniowski, Józef Konrad Teodor Korzeniowski, Jozef Konrad Teodor A Personal Record Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger "A Personal Record" by Joseph Conrad is a reflective memoir, likely written during the late 19th century. The work serves as a deeply personal account from the author, who contemplates his life experiences, literary aspirations, and the significance of the written word, navigating through memories of his first encounters with the sea and his literary creations like "Almayer's Folly." Conrad's narrative style is introspective, offering insights into the development of his identity as both a writer and a man shaped by his maritime background. At the start of the memoir, Conrad shares his thoughts on the nature of writing and the effects of words, revealing a struggle between sincerity and expressiveness. He humorously recounts the friendly pressure he faced to write this account, emphasizing his reluctance and the mundane moments that influenced his literary pursuits. Through rich imagery, he reflects on a specific time and place aboard a ship in Rouen, transitioning from focused writing on "Almayer's Folly" to the mundanities of life at sea, hinting at the deep connections between his experiences and the narratives he constructs. The opening establishes a tone of candid exploration, inviting readers to witness the complexities of his thoughts as he balances the emotional resonance of his memories with a desire for artistic clarity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Biography Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 314796 314805 2024-09-01T06:54:27.670903 2023-10-01T06:28:49.146356 text/html text/html 317282 2021-01-27T23:35:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 116024 2021-01-27T23:35:23 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 165630 2024-09-01T06:54:32.567894 application/epub+zip 168316 2024-09-01T06:54:29.100936 application/epub+zip 168316 2024-09-01T06:54:28.267897 application/epub+zip 311856 2024-09-01T06:54:35.449870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293801 2024-09-01T06:54:32.053910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293951 2022-09-01T07:39:20.355442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276987 276964 2024-09-01T06:54:27.311912 2023-10-01T06:28:48.819315 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 278278 2018-03-02T11:18:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 111041 2018-03-19T14:08:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 276837 2016-01-08T11:33:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110805 2016-01-08T11:33:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20153 2024-09-01T06:54:35.579849 application/rdf+xml 13594 2024-09-01T06:54:28.617886 image/jpeg 3543 2024-09-01T06:54:28.439891 image/jpeg 163816 2024-09-01T06:54:27.698899 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