The Secret Sharer Resources
Websites
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As you can imagine, the members of this group know a thing or two about our man Conrad.
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Apparently, folks in the U.S. wanted to make their own Joseph Conrad society. Hopefully, it didn't take a revolution for them to become independent of the British one.
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A whole lot of Conrad writings are in the public domain, so check out this site and raid those texts all you want.
Movie or TV Productions
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This 2014 adaptation takes more than a few liberties with the original text, but it's worth checking out.
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This version is pretty true to the original text, and if you can find a copy, by all means have a look.
Articles and Interviews
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This article will give you a quick n' dirty rundown of the story and some background info on Joey Conrad.
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This short article gives the author's personal impression of the book and what sort of effect it can leave on readers. Take a look to see whether the thoughts match yours.
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Author Joyce Carol Oates gives her take on why Conrad hated the sea, even though he wrote constantly about it.
Video
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Yes, there are some major differences between this film version and the original. But sometimes differences are more revealing than similarities.
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The title pretty much says it all.
Audio
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It's tough to find a better reading voice than this guy's.
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It ain't Orson Welles, but at least you'll still get a chance to rest your eyes.
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Yup, here's yet another version. Just pick the voice that sounds nicest to you and have at it.
Images
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You can see the grey creeping into the beard, but as far as Conrad photos go, this is as young as he gets.
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Someone needs to put this guy in an ad for moustache wax.
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Here's a picture of Joseph Conrad as a younger man. By the looks of things, the dude could grow a full beard at age ten.