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Conrad

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Con·rad  (knrd), Joseph 1857-1924.
Polish-born British novelist noted as a master of atmosphere and narrative technique. His works include Lord Jim (1900), Heart of Darkness (1902), and Nostromo (1904).
Conrad [ˈkɒnræd]
n
(Biographies / Conrad, Joseph (1857-1924) M, Britishnational of birth: Polish, WRITING: novelist) Joseph. real name Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski. 1857- 1924, British novelist born in Poland, noted for sea stories such as The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) and Lord Jim (1900) and novels of politics and revolution such as Nostromo (1904) and Under Western Eyes (1911)
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Noun1.ConradConrad - English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
Joseph Conrad, Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski


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Now when a young knight named Conrad von Geisberg heard this, he said that if the castle were his he would destroy that chamber, so that no foolish person might have the chance to bring so dreadful a misfortune upon himself and afflict such as loved him with the memory of it.
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"There's only one man who could touch it," he murmured aloud, "and that's Conrad.
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