Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Follow this link for a great article on the incident in 1894 that inspired Conrad to write The Secret Agent. (Source.)
While Ted Kaczynski, also know as the "Unabomber," was killing people with bombs sent through the U.S. Postal service, he always kept a copy of The Secret Agent nearby. (Source.)
Follow this link for some fun facts about Joseph Conrad's fascinating life, which included being raised by an uncle and spending a lot of his younger years at sea with the merchant marines. (Source.)
Conrad was one of the greatest English novelists ever, but guess what? English was his third language. (Source.)
The title says it all. Check out some great quotes by Conrad (and before you ask—yes, many are depressing). (Source.)