ENG 1124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Foresail, The Secret Sharer, Black Mass
14 Apr 2016
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His father was a translator of french and english texts and was an activist who objected to russian rule. For his part in an uprising, apollo was exiled to siberia with his family. Conrad shipped off to an uncle and sent to school in kracow in poland. Decided to go to sea at 15 years old. French was his second language, so in 1874 he went to marseille in france to become a sailor and sailed on french ships. Began sailing on english ships and went on to make his home in england and become a british citizen. Around 1890, began writing a novel in english, his third language and in 1895 published it as almayer"s folly. After novel was published, he gave up the sea. Believed at the time that this would be a temporary move, but it became permanent. Offered knighthood late in his life but declined: stories.
