I am glad that this book which means so much to me is coming out again, under its proper title of “The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'” and under the auspices of my good friends and publishers Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Co. into the light of publicity.
Half the span of a generation has passed since W. E. Henley, after reading two chapters, sent me a verbal message: “Tell Conrad that if the rest is up to the sample it shall certainly come out in the New Review.” The most gratifying recollection of my writer's life!
And here is the Suppressed Preface.
1914. JOSEPH CONRAD.
Contents
| [ PREFACE ] [ THE NIGGER OF THE “NARCISSUS” ] [ CHAPTER ONE ] [ CHAPTER TWO ] [ CHAPTER THREE ] [ CHAPTER FOUR ] [ CHAPTER FIVE ] |