A great novelist of the sea a poet of the tropics a critic of empire and analyst of
globalization a harbinger of the modern spy novel an unparalleled observer of the moments in
which people are stripped of their illusions-Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest writers of
the twentieth century. This revised edition of The Portable Conrad features the best known and
most enduring of Conrad's works including The Secret Agent Heart of Darkness and The Nigger
of the Narcissus as well as shorter tales like Amy Forster and The Secret Sharer a selection
of letters and his observations on the sinking of the Titanic.
