Conrad's Reading

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Focusing on the intersection of book history and literary research, this work explores the reading experiences of a renowned writer through a three-part approach. It reconstructs the author's two decades of maritime and shore-based reading, linking it to his famous narrator Marlow's practices. The study delves into his connections with male friends and literate multilingual women, contextualized within Edwardian reading habits. Additionally, it examines fictional representations of reading, including genre trends and therapeutic uses, making it valuable for both Conrad scholars and reading historians.