-- Explores important places and people in Conrad's life and their effect on him.

-- Examines his major work including Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Almayer's Folly and Nostromo and discusses his heroes and heroines.

Joseph Conrad, one of the greatest prose stylists in English literature, was a master of creating character and atmosphere, and here, Cedric Watts provides an excellent introduction to the life and works of Conrad. In the Preface Books series, Cedric Watts approaches the work of Conrad from a particular perspective which, by introducing the writer via a biographical sketch and a survey of his cultural and social context, and encourages readers to understand her work in the period and style it was written. This is a fascinating account of one of the greatest prose stylists of the twentieh century and will be essential reading for anyone interested in reading the works of Conrad.