Much as I love Conrad, he can be a bit hard-going and I’d held off going back to him after struggling through ‘Chance,’ which is a great story suffocated by way too much of Marlow’s ponderous opinions. By contrast this volume of tales shows off Conrad at his best: strange stories of people buffeted by … More Joseph Conrad, ‘The Duel and Other Stories’
I was reading some short stories by Joseph Conrad this week which reminded me it was high time I put up the essay I wrote for the now sadly defunct Raconteur magazine a few years ago. It also had an outing on the also-departed Wales Home so fingers crossed I manage to keep this blog … More Joseph Conrad
I’ve previously mentioned those fine friends of mine at the Raconteur, a literary magazine full of idealism and optimism about literature and the sheer pleasure of writing and reading. Of course, my view is entirely unaffected by the fact they’ve given me chance to write at length about the literature I love. I want to share … More Conrad & Me
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