“The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.”

About Joseph Conrad

Author • British

Born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in the Russian Empire to Polish parents, Joseph Conrad became a master mariner before embarking on a literary career. He settled in England and became a British subject in 1886,...