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—. Joseph Conrad and His Circle. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1935.

Ford, Ford Madox. Joseph Conrad: A Personal Remembrance. London: Duck-worth, 1924. Memories of Conrad by his friend and collaborator.

Ray, Martin, ed. Joseph Conrad: Interviews and Recollections. London: Macmil lan, 1990. A compendium of memories of Conrad by his family, friends, and acquaintances.

Other Works Cited in the Introduction

Conrad, Joseph. “The Congo Diary” and “Geography and Some Explorers.” In Tales of Hearsay and Last Essays. London: J. M. Dent, 1955.

—. The Nigger of the “Narcissus”: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Reviews and Criticism. Edited by Robert Kimbrough. New York: W.W.Norton, 1979.

—. The Works of Joseph Conrad: Tales of Unrest; A Personal Record; Notes on Life and Letters (“Autocracy and War,” “The Censor of Plays,” “The Crime of Partition,” “A Note on the Polish Problem”). New York: Doubleday, 1920-1921.

Jean-Aubry, G. Joseph Conrad: Life and Letters. Vol. 2. New York: Doubleday, 1927.

Rushdie, Salman. Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1991. New York: Penguin, 1991.

Russell, Bertrand. The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, 1872-1914. Boston: Little, Brown, 1967.

Woolf, Virginia. Collected Essays. Vol. 1. London: The Hogarth Press, 1966.

a

Nickname for Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine.

b

The short story “Karain: A Memory,” published in November 1897.

c

“An Outpost of Progress,” first published in Cosmopolis (June-July 1897).

d

Politically conservative member of the Church of England.

e

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company.

f

Bowlegged; having curved legs that are wide apart at the knees.

g

Fast sailing vessel.

h

Position or accommodations.

i

A dock on the Thames.

j

Revolving cylinder used for raising and lowering the anchor.

k

Having a heavy substance (in this case, sand) placed in the bottom of the hull to ensure stability.

l

The parts of a ship’s sides above the level of the deck.

m

Candles made by dipping string in melted tallow.

n

River in northern England.

o

Sailors engaged for a single short voyage.

p

Abbreviation for poop deck, an elevated deck at the stern.

q

Boatman who works for hire.

r

Drizzly.

s

Plank that extends crosswise in an open boat and serves as a seat.

t

Rope attached to a boat’s bow, used for securing or towing it.

u

Southern tip of Cornwall, site of numerous shipwrecks.

v

Vertical posts along the sides of a vessel’s upper deck to which the guardrail is affixed.

w

Curved part of a vessel’s stern.

x

What remains after the best of something has been used up.

y

Seaport in Cornwall.

z

Meals.

aa

Facial redness attributed to the drinking of rum (grog).

ab

Tarred rope fibers used for caulking seams.

ac

Western tip of the island of Java.

ad

Hatch of a compartment in a vessel’s bow.

ae

Coal broken into small pieces so it will burn quickly.

af

Forward part of a ship, below the deck, housing sailors’ quarters.

ag

Yard (horizontal pole that supports a sail) on the mainmast.

ah

Small cranes used to raise or lower a ship’s boats.

ai

Behind, or toward the stern.

aj

Adjust the horizontal poles that support the sails.

ak

Part of a ship’s hold used for storage.

al

Connecting platform.

am

Seamen from the Far East.

an

Respectively, Anyer and Jakarta, cities in Java.

ao

Length of a person’s outstretched arms, standardized to 6 feet.

ap

Disreputable people.

aq

Filled to the brim.

ar

Small anchor used for maneuvering a ship.

as

Beams supporting the anchor chain.

at

Mast above the topmast.

au

Upholstered seat for two or more people.

av

In Greek mythology, the personification of darkness; sometimes an alternate name for Hades.

aw

Rail at a vessel’s stern.

ax

Temporary rigging for a sail.

ay

Greek goddess of vengeance.

az

Town on the south shore of the Thames, 26 miles east of London.

ba

In the second paragraph of “Youth.”

bb

Familiar term for dominoes, which were often made of ivory.

bc

Mast to the rear of the mainmast.