The Inheritors

Joseph Conrad

jan. 1924 · Newcomb Livraria Press

Om denne e-bog

A new 2023 edition of Joseph Conrad's classic The Inheritors from Livraria Press with an extensive Afterword and expanded reference materials including a character list and discussion questions. The Inheritors is Conrad’s 1901 novel written with Ford Madox Ford at the turn of the century. It is a science fiction epic written for written for the hubris of humanity at the turn of the century, pivoting on the mortality and universal corruptibility of human nature, the ignorance of the "cult of progress", the inevitable reckoning of Man to Nature, and the immutability of humanness. The plot follows a group of radical materialists calling themselves the "Fourth Dimensionists" who are attempting to seize control of society for the good of society.

Om forfatteren

Born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, Conrad was a Polish-British writer who is regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. His works explore the pinnacles and abysses of human nature, as seen in novels like "Heart of Darkness" and "Lord Jim." Conrad's writing style and themes influenced the development of modernist literature.