... days, liden Philpolts later took up writing. Other authors who were Srevlously clerks are W. L. George and J. K. erome. Joseph Conrad, as one might have guessed, was once a seaman. From the Army, literature received both Sapper and Edgar Wallace. But one ...

... FORD Distinguished Author and Critic DEAUVILLE, Monday.—Mr. Ford Madox Ford, the author and critic who collaborated with Joseph Conrad in The Inheritors and ’• Romance died in a nursing home here to-day. He was 66 years of age. Mr. Ford had been ill for ...

... practice at the age 23. After extensive travel decided upon literary career. 1893, daring hie travels, he discovered Joseph Conrad. He did not attract general attention until 1904. , himself prefers the medium of the novel to the drama. time goes I find ...

... is in politics.’' “It is possible that very little of what H. G. Wells has written will endure as English literature.” Joseph Conrad only wrote one tale about the sea that seaman can read, and that was before came ashore and settled down “to become something ...

... with a very definite beauty of line. the other c puzzle. At least it will be the majority. There is the way a fine bust Joseph Conrad. It looks very much alive. One might almost feel that it was startled to find itself such strange company. ...

... of Eastern and other curios. In his white suit, he was a figure that might have stepped straight out 01 the pages of Joseph Conrad. He was known to every man who sailed the Seven Seas, and the affection in which ho was held was evidenced by the different ...

... Vivienne Chatteiton taoprano), and Leslie Holland (tenor). &.2fr~Rcclonal News. 8-2 B — The Play taken from the Novel by Joseph Conrad. IMS-Weather and News. 10-30-12^>-Danco Music from the Cafe Htdfand 3 Metres; Kilocycle, 823- lao-toncion Bcalonal. l- ...

... Cunninghame Graham, is a fine piece of work, as well as a magnificent likeness, and the sculptor was equally successful with Joseph Conrad. If he gives us “G. 8.5.” he really it will enough. Ethiopianised ’’ version would be dreadful. But Mr. Shaw has yet to ...

... Charles Orr will retire from office on 7th December, the ground of ill-health Conflicting Proverbs In one of his books Joseph Conrad says: All the merit of proverbs consists in the concise and picturesque expression. What surprises is the form, not the ...

... enother, •'string, for in stance.’-' From this rather unintereating begin ning the telk passed to rope, sailing ships, Joseph Conrad, the ancient and modern writers and, finally, philosophy. absorbed did became that the clock was striking one bsfbre it ...

... Gwynn. Rwer to River, 1016; Cardus, Australian Summer, 716; Temple, Artist Goes to the Dogs. 716; Villiers, Cruise of the Joseph Conrad, 201-; Floyd, Face of Ireland, 7/6. POETRY. ESSAYS. &c.—Laurence Housman. Collected Poems, 1016; Best Poems. 1937. 61-: ...

... Man and Moment Joseph Conrad in his novel, Lord Jim, is at great pains to show us a man of line character and of high ideals who fails to respond to the heroic call of destiny when it comes to him, and who goes by consequence the rest of his days ...