Joseph Conrad: Sharing the Secret of Command

Abraham Zaleznik

Chapter 14 in Hedgehogs and Foxes, 2008, pp 187-198 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Joseph Conrad lived command both in practice and in his imagined adventure stories. As a merchant seaman, Conrad qualified for a master’s license in the British merchant marine and assumed his first command on the Otago, a vessel that plied the waters of the South Pacific. He was 31 years old at the time, and had served on merchant vessels for 14 years—starting as an apprentice seaman and gaining his master papers in 1886. He commanded the Otago for only one voyage and left the ship under mysterious circumstances. The owners were satisfied with his command of their vessel and expected to continue their contract with him.

Keywords: Secret Sharer; Evil Nature; Psychological Conflict; Merchant Vessel; Racial Superiority (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230614154_14

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