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It was only after fifteen years at sea that he began writing in English, his third language and the one whose genius had, as he put it, 'adopted' him.   Owen Knowles and Gene M. Moore, together with their team of distinguished Advisers and Contributors, have created a unique and authoritative reference work on all things Conradian.  Over 400 entries cover Conrad's novels, stories, essays, and reviews; his friends, family, and associates; films and adaptations; ships and voyages; places associated with his life and works; his influences and sources; his reputation and critical approaches to his work; historical contexts to his life.  Entries include:   Conrad's life: health, Polish inheritance, the sea, ships and voyages  People: Borys Conrad, Apollo and Ewa Korzeniowski, J. M. 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