OUR BOOKSHELF: Half a Century of English Fiction

... 1906, at the age of sixty-seven, there seemed no reason to think that good things might not come from the older writers. Joseph Conrad was at the height of his powers from Lord Jim in 1900 his magnificent stories appeared at intervals of a year or two until ...

Published: Wednesday 04 January 1950
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1463 | Page: 36 | Tags: Review 

Too Little Known

... States said: If I were to pick a man for my sons to pattern their lives after. I would choose Jim Connolly; and whom Joseph Conrad called: Easily the best sea story writer in America. ...

Published: Saturday 07 January 1950
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 132 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE BIRMINGHAM POST TUESDAY JANUARY 24 1950 5th large edition “COST PRICE” Recently Published 106 of to Daily ..

... Oxford University has lectured on Pilgrim’s Progress” on February 21 Mr Mr J I M Stewart (Michael Innes) will talk about Joseph Conrad and on March 21 Patric Dickinson’s subject will be Shakespeare as a Poet” The meetings will be held in the Mason theatre ...

Published: Tuesday 24 January 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 6468 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LIVERPOOL DAILY POST FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10 1950 PATRICK O’DONOVAN comes North and reports on: The Minister a voice ..

... Cape Province (5 and 8) 16 Mountains of Central Asia (5) 15 For ever associated with the name of Montgomery (7) 22 By Joseph Conrad (6 and 5) German river (3) 25 Science of birds (11) DOWN 1 Isis and to patient science dear (Wordsworth) (3) 2 Roman emperor ...

Published: Friday 10 February 1950
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 6364 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

George Orwell By F. J. WARBURG

... he rejoiced. He died with his work unfinished. Two new novels were already simmering in his mind, and a long essay on Joseph Conrad, whom he greatly admired. With his passing English literature is immeasurably the poorer, and one of the greatest, lovable ...

Published: Saturday 11 February 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 950 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

2a THE BIRMINGHAM POST THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1950 AMUSEMENTS H A T ROYAL Evgs 7 Mats Wed Thurs Sat & Prl

... MEETING of LOCAL BRANCH will HELD In the MASON THEATRE V EDMUND STREET pm TUESDAY February 21 MR J I M (Michael will on JOSEPH CONRAD Non-members will be admitted to on payment of Is AINTINGS BY I to Films but I’m to ” THE SEARCH BRISTOL Week it’s wonderful ...

Published: Thursday 16 February 1950
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 6384 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Peterhead Literary Society ROMANCE OF SHIPPINC

... bearing presents and love tokens.” Among many literary allusions to the sea Mr ‘MacDonald mentioned that the great novelist, Joseph Conrad, sailed in 1880 as third mate on the Loch Etive commanded b the famous clipper skipper, W)i,llimn Stuart of Peterhead. ...

THE STAR HER

... continue to cost too much and take too long. Now, you can't cure an by walking away from it. If you wish to float, said Joseph Conrad. it is necessary to immerse yourself in the element of your own destruction. And it suddenly occurred to me to go in search ...

Published: Wednesday 22 February 1950
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 203 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

The Mantle of Elijah

... and Arthur Balfour, F. E. Smith in his cups and F. E. Smith not in his cups, Paderewski, who spoke English as well as Joseph Conrad, that other Pole, wrote it. But never have I enjoyed a speech more than that one by the old Devon wonder. (To content the ...

Published: Wednesday 01 March 1950
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1225 | Page: 18 | Tags: Illustrations 

FOUR TALES

... FOUR TALES by Joseph Conrad with an Introduction by SIR DAviD BONE WORLD'S CLASSICS ...

Published: Saturday 04 March 1950
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 14 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

South Wales Evening AND CAMBRIA DAILY LEADER Offices : Castle Bailey Street Swansea Telephone: 3951 London ..

... question Mr Hughes is notable apart from the wind in Jamaica for his beard and his pipe The former makes him look rather like Joseph Conrad with whom he has also much literary affinity in devotion the sea and flair for natural descriptions The latter places him ...

Published: Tuesday 07 March 1950
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 3377 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

)KSHELF

... ODD PLACES ture, regarding himself as a Mr. Townend's publishers have serious soldier, one feels that ranked him with Joseph Conrad, something near the spirit of the which is not a fair comparison. IT had to come , of course, and gets us deep into the ...

Published: Wednesday 08 March 1950
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 2732 | Page: 4 | Tags: none