The Sea Dreamer

First published in 1957, the year of the centenary of Conrad's birth, this was described as the definitive biography, written by one of Conrad's closest friends, to whom the novelist willed his personal papers. This is a record of the strangest and most enigmatic of lives, fascinating and authoritative at the same time.

Foreword. 1. The Polish Cradle (1857-1874) 2. French Days (1874-1878) 3. Youth (1878-1883) 4. Landfalls and Departures (1883-1886) 5. Meeting Almayer (1887) 6. First Command (1888) 7. The Pearl of the Ocean (1888) 8. Heart of Darkness (1889-1890) 9. 'Twixt Land and Sea (1891-1894) 10. Within the Tides (1894-1896) 11. The Weight of the Burden (1897-1904) 12. Under Western Eyes (1905-1914) 13. Poland Revisited (1914) 14. Last Days (1915-1924). Appendix. Bibliography.