Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. Introduction 1
5. I. The Early Conrad's Anatomy of Moral Failure (1895—1912) 10
6. II. The Uncongenial Subject: Love’s Tangled Garden (1895-1924) 50
7. III. The Later Conrad's “Affirmation” CHANCE, VICTORY, THE SHADOW LINE, and THE RESCUE 131
8. IV. The Exhaustion of Creative Energy THE ARROW OF GOLD, THE ROVER, and SUSPENSE 179
9. Chronological List of Conrad's Significant Works 213
10. Notes 215
11. Index of Titles and Characters 223