Conrad, Joseph TWO AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT FRAGMENTS the first including brief reflections on his life ("...Since the age of 17 I was no longer a boy | a man that takes care of himself is no longer a boy..."), work, and other subjects ("...New York particular charm | Not like anything else..."), written in pencil on an envelope addressed to C. Sudler of Garden City, NY, a representative of Conrad's publisher and American host, F.N. Doubleday, 2 pages, c.26 May 1923; the second apparently comprising preliminary notes for the 1924 article Conrad Pays Tribute to Mark Twain ("...Mark Twain - a very good pilot. I often thought of him when I commanded a steamer in 1900 [sic] on the Congo...When looking for snags, tried to think of Mark...Congo really drove me off the sea..."), 2 pages, written in pencil on used blotting paper, c.1923-24
Conrad, Joseph TWO AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT FRAGMENTS the first including brief reflections on his life ("...Since the age of 17 I was no longer a boy | a man that takes care of himself is no longer a boy..."), work, and other subjects ("...New York particular charm | Not like anything else..."), written in pencil on an envelope addressed to C. Sudler of Garden City, NY, a representative of Conrad's publisher and American host, F.N. Doubleday, 2 pages, c.26 May 1923; the second apparently comprising preliminary notes for the 1924 article Conrad Pays Tribute to Mark Twain ("...Mark Twain - a very good pilot. I often thought of him when I commanded a steamer in 1900 [sic] on the Congo...When looking for snags, tried to think of Mark...Congo really drove me off the sea..."), 2 pages, written in pencil on used blotting paper, c.1923-24
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