Joseph Conrad is now widely accepted as one of the modernist masters of serious narrative fiction. Historically placed, he is a major figure in the transition from Victorian fiction to the more perplexed forms and values of twentiethcentury literature. N...

Joseph Conrad is now widely accepted as one of the modernist masters of serious narrative fiction. Historically placed, he is a major figure in the transition from Victorian fiction to the more perplexed forms and values of twentieth-century literature....

The short fiction of Joseph Conrad is central to his literary achievement. Conrad wrote forty-three works of fiction, of which thirty-one are short, ranging from stories of a few pages to novellas of twenty-five thousand to fifty thousand words. His shor...

Many early twentieth-century authors now associated with protomodernist or modernist experimentation appeared initially in weekly or monthly journals before proceeding to book form, partly as a matter of economic necessity, partly to ensure a broad dissemination of their work. Experimental writers relied on...

Byline: Bob Gosman Daily Herald Correspondent Libertyville senior Jake Conrad has done a little bit of everything for the Wildcats over the last four seasons. Next year he will have the opportunity to concentrate on what he does best. Conrad,...

There was a time when Roy Jones Jr. was considered the best "pound-for-pound" boxer in the world. He was the draw for a sport that struggled to find legitimate heavyweight money-makers after Mike Tyson left a void that was clearly never filled. And...

Energy: The new Democrat-led Congress can, with a few bold strokes, help win the war on terror while slashing America's dependence on foreign energy. Will it have the vision and courage to do so?As the world economy slows, oil prices could weaken. And strange as...