
A Set of Six
Cambridge University Press
Published on 26. August 2021
Book
Hardback
592 pages
978-1-107-18913-3 (ISBN)
Description
A Set of Six (1908) is one of Conrad's most versatile and varied compositions, embracing diverse interests and settings, multiple tonal qualities and a medley of short-story forms (ranging from the novella in 'The Duel' to the anecdotal tale in 'The Informer'). The volume's wide-ranging introduction offers a careful evaluation of the origins and sources of the individual stories, while also measuring their early reception as a published collection. Explanatory notes clarify literary and historical references, identify real-life places and people, and indicate borrowings and Gallicisms. The lengthy textual essay and its accompanying apparatus lay out the history of composition and publication, detailing interventions made by Conrad's typists, compositors and editors. Also included are appendices, allowing the reader first-hand access to Conrad's source material; glossaries of nautical and foreign terms; and illustrations in the form of maps and reproductions of early drafts. By returning to (and respecting) Conrad's own early manuscript and typescript forms, this edition presents the collection and its preface in a form more authoritative than any so far printed.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
834 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-18913-3 (9781107189133)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Joseph Conrad | Owen Knowles | Allan H. Simmons
A Set of Six
E-Book
08/2021
Cambridge University Press
€100.99
Available for download
Persons
Author
Co-Author
University of Hull
Editor
Content
List of illustrations; General Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Abbreviations and Note on Editions; Introduction; A Set of Six; The Texts: An Essay; Apparatus; Textual Notes; Appendices; Explanatory Notes; Glossaries; Maps.