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Joseph Conrad once voiced the hope that from the reading of his pages might "emerge at last the vision of a personality: the man behind the books ... a coherent justifiable personality both in its origin and its actions." Dr. Meyer arrives at a unified picture of Conrad's personality by applying psychoanalytic principles and insights to two main sets of data on Conrad: his unusual history and his creative work. Basic psychological and emotional patterns appear repetitively, and Dr. Meyer concludes that Conrad's art served an important psychological function in his lifeā€”the achievement through his creative fiction of a corrective revision of painful reality.

Originally published in 1967.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Contents
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  1. Drawings by Joseph Conrad
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 3-18
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  1. Part 1
  1. 1. Youth
  2. pp. 21-34
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  1. 2. The Duel
  2. pp. 35-53
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  1. 3. The Shadow-Line
  2. pp. 54-70
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  1. 4. A Smile of Fortune
  2. pp. 71-88
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  1. Part 2
  1. 5. 'Twixt Land and Sea
  2. pp. 91-111
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  1. 6. An Outcast of the Islands
  2. pp. 112-132
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  1. 7. The Rescue
  2. pp. 133-153
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  1. 8. The Secret Sharers
  2. pp. 154-167
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  1. 9. Heart of Darkness
  2. pp. 168-184
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  1. 10. The Character of the Foe
  2. pp. 185-201
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  1. 11. Under Polish Eyes
  2. pp. 202-220
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  1. 12. The End of the Tether
  2. pp. 221-243
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  1. 13. The Rover
  2. pp. 244-264
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  1. Part 3
  1. 14. A Personal Record
  2. pp. 267-290
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  1. 15. The Arrow of Gold
  2. pp. 291-316
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  1. 16. The Black Mate
  2. pp. 317-338
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  1. 17. Poland Revisited
  2. pp. 339-362
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  1. Bibliographical Notes
  2. pp. 363-384
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  1. Index
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  1. Image Plates
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