... novel to devour? Then this is the site for you. There's an amazing range of books to read from the likes of Jane Austen, Joseph Conrad and Thomas Hardy. As already mentioned, reading a whole book on a PC screen is not ideal but, if you're looking for a way ...

... that sends certain unfortunate people into a state of apoplexy. Foe me, the literary torture came courtesy of Thphoon by Joseph Conrad. This was an excruciating experience and one that turned me off Conrad and related works forever. This makes me seem c ...

... he waved to Casement in the dock the prisoner simply smiled back at him as if to say What's all this nonsense about? Joseph Conrad, the famous novelist, thought there was a touch of the conquistador in Casement. I have seen him often walk into the ...

... them anglicised their names so you may not have realised it. There's Nobel Prize Winner Marie Curie, Frederic Chopin, Joseph Conrad, film-maker Roman Polanski and, more recently, Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek. Some of those with Polish roots who changed ...

... book ever convinced me that the Apocalypse was so close. Favourite book? Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky, Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad. Favourite film? In the week of his death, Ingmar Bergman's Persona, The Seventh Ceal and the extraordinary Scenes From ...

... novel to devour? Then this is the site for you. There's an amazing range of books to read from the likes of Jane Austen, Joseph Conrad and Thomas Hardy. As already mentioned, reading a whole book on a PC screen is not ideal but, if you're looking for a way ...

... Irish PEN dinner was held at the prestigious Cafe Royal in London in October 1921 with 41 writers in attendance, induding Joseph Conrad, John Galsworthy and DH Lawrence. Lady Augusta Gregory set up the first branch of Irish PEN and the annual dinner has become ...

... the Santa Maria (1492) First: First traffic lights in Britain were installed at Piccadilly Circus, London (1926) Died: Joseph Conrad, Polishborn author (1924) Born: Terry Wogan, Irish-born TV personality (1938) AUGUST 4 News: Zola Budd accidentally tripped ...

... the Santa Maria (1492) First: First traffic lights in Britain were installed at Piccadilly Circus, London (1926) Died: Joseph Conrad, Polishborn author (1924) Born: Terry Wogan, Irish-born TV personality (1938) AUGUST 4 News: Zola Budd accidentally tripped ...

... politics of a country can only be an extension of its idea of human relationships. Naipaul has a strong affinity with Joseph Conrad, whom he quotes more than once, sharing his belief in the moral imperative of the 'empire builder.' to bring with him high ...

... the Santa Maria (1492) First: First traffic lights in Britain were installed at Piccadilly Circus, London (1926) Died: Joseph Conrad, Polishborn author (1924) Born: Terry Wogan, Irish-born TV personality (1938) AUGUST 4 News: Zola Budd accidentally tripped ...

... colonel called Kurtz and terminate his command in this magnifi cent, sprawling epic war film based on a novella by Joseph Conrad and set against the backdrop of the Vietnam war. With Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper, Laurence Fishburne. IL • See Pages ...