Complete Works of Joseph Conrad. Novels, Short stories, Essays. Illustrated : Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, Typhoon and others

Writing near the peak of the British Empire, Conrad drew on the national experiences of his native Poland—during nearly all his life, parceled out among three occupying empires—and on his own experiences in the French and British merchant navies, to create short stories and novels that reflect aspec