''Last Essays'' is a volume of essays by

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the Eng ...

, edited with an introduction by Richard Curle, and published posthumously in 1926 (London & Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons). The volume includes nineteen shorter pieces, mainly written by Conrad for various newspapers and magazines after the publication of '' Notes on Life and Letters'' in 1921. Together with the 1978 volume '' The Congo Diary and Other Uncollected Pieces'', edited by Zdzislaw Najder, they contain all of Conrad's miscellaneous writing. The essays in ''Last Essays'' are mainly about sea travel or literature. They contain many passages of interest to the enthusiast. The volume contains "Legends," the unfinished essay Conrad was working on when he died, and " The Congo Diary", Conrad's first known writing, since often reprinted, and of great interest to the student of ''

Heart of Darkness ''Heart of Darkness'' is an 1899 novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad in which the sailor Charles Marlow tells his listeners the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgium, Belgian company in the African interior. Th ...

''. It also contains Conrad's preface to Curle's ''Into the East'' (1921), in which Conrad laments the passing of an earlier form of travel and its replacement by tourism. "The Dover Patrol" was commissioned by Lord Northcliffe in 1921 for the unveiling of a monument commemorating the British naval efforts in protecting the English Channel during World War I.

List of contents

* Geography and Some Explorers * The "Torrens": A Personal Tribute * Christmas Day at Sea * Ocean Travel * Outside Literature * Legends * The Unlighted Coast * The Dover Patrol * Memorandum on the Scheme for Fitting-Out a Sailing Ship * The Loss of the "Dalgonar" * Travel *

Stephen Crane Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism an ...

* His War Book: A Preface to

's '' The Red Badge of Courage'' *

John Galsworthy John Galsworthy (; 14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. He is best known for his trilogy of novels collectively called '' The Forsyte Saga'', and two later trilogies, ''A Modern Comedy'' and ''End of th ...

* A Glance at Two Books (''The Island Pharisees'' by

and ''

Green Mansions ''Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest'' is a 1904 exotic romance by William Henry Hudson about a traveller to the Guyana jungle of southeastern Venezuela and his encounter with a forest-dwelling girl named Rima. The principal ...

'' by W. H. Hudson) * Preface to "The Shorter Tales of Joseph Conrad" * Cookery: Preface to Jessie Conrad's ''A Handbook of Cookery for a Small House'' * The Future of Constantinople * The Congo Diary

References

External links

* Full text of
Last Essays
' at the Internet Archive {{Italic title 1926 essays Essays by Joseph Conrad J. M. Dent books 1926 books