The Three Lives of Joseph Conrad Author:Olivia E. Coolidge Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and, although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. Born: December 3, 1857, Berdychiv, Ukraine. Died: A... more »ugust 3, 1924 (age 66 years), Bishopsbourne, United Kingdom.« less