The Collected Letters of Joseph Conrad (The Cambridge Edition of the Letters of Joseph Conrad) (Volume 8) [Hardcover]

Joseph Conrad (Author), Laurence Davies (Editor), Gene M. Moore (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 4, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0521561973 | ISBN-13: 978-0521561976 | Edition: 1

Volume Eight of Conrad's collected letters covers the last nineteen months of his life (1923-24). Much of this correspondence is unpublished; its editors have had access to the major private collections as well as holdings in public and academic libraries. The letters themselves are accompanied by notes on contexts, allusions, and editorial problems, and prefaced with a general introduction and biographies of the correspondents. Letters to his family written during his visit to the United States are a notable feature of this collection, which is also rich in comments on literary questions, current events, his experiences at sea, the reception of The Rover, and work on his unfinished novel, Suspense.

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"The care and scholarly attention the editors have expended in compiling these volumes has made this edition of Conrad's letters far superior to any previous edition....will be one of the most useful resources for Conrad scholars for generations to come."
--Choice Magazine

Book Description

This volume covers the last nineteen months of Conrad's life. The letters are accompanied by notes on contexts, allusions, and editorial problems, and prefaced with a general introduction and biographies of the correspondents.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 498 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (February 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521561973
• ISBN-13: 978-0521561976
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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