Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad is one of the great figures in the tradition of the English novel. This book provides a critically-informed introduction to Conrad and his work, placing him in his political, social, and literary context, and examining his relationship to Modernism, England and Empire. It covers the range of Conrad's fiction, from the early Malay novels, through such key works as Heart of Darkness , Lord Jim , Nostromo , The Secret Agent , and Under Western Eyes , to his later novels.

ALLAN H. SIMMONS is Reader in English Literature at St. Mary's College, University of Surrey. He has published widely on Joseph Conrad and is General Editor of the journal, The Conradian, and Treasurer of the Joseph Conrad Society (UK).