Joseph Conrad was born in 1857, in Berdychiv,part of the Polish Ukraine. His real name wasJozef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski.Conrad lived in the Ukraine and Russia as achild and after the death of both of his parents,he was looked after by his uncle in Poland. Froman early age he learnt French, read Shakespeareand became very fond of the Polish romanticpoets, but he also had a passion for the sea. Hisuncle allowed him to go to sea as soon as he had finished school andin 1878, he joined the British Merchant Navy, eventually becoming acaptain. Conrad sailed extensively2 all over the world and in 1890 hewent to the Belgian Congo, which was later his inspiration for Heart ofDarkness (1902). This journey, however, made Conrad ill and in 1894,he gave up the sea to become a full-time writer, mainly because of hishealth problems. In 1886 Conrad obtained British nationality and when he left the navyhe settled3 in the south of England. In 1895, his first novel - Almayer\'sFolly4, an adventure set on the coast of Borneo - was published. In1896 he married Jessie George and they had two sons. He regularlypublished short stories, novels and essays, but was not financiallysuccessful until 1913, when his novel Chance became popular. Conradwas widely recognised as a remarkable5 writer by other writers, andhis novels Lord Jim (1900), Heart of Darkness (1902), Nostromo (1904), TheSecret Agent (1907) and Under Western Eyes (1911) were highly praised.His ability to handle~ English with such style is even more impressive7when one thinks that it was his third language. Conrad died of a heartattack in 1924.
Virginia Woolf was born on 25th January1882 in London. Her parents were wealthyand their home was comfortable. Virginiagrew up surrounded by books and intelligentconversation.Virginia Woolf had a tragic life. Many of thepeople closest to her died prematurely~ andshe suffered a number of nervous breakdownsthroughout her life. After her father\'s death in 1904, Virginia movedto the Bloomsbury area of London. Here, with her brother and friends,she helped form the Bloomsbury Group. The group was an intellectualcircle of writers and artists who greatly influenced cultural attitudesin Britain in the early 20th century.In 1912, Virginia married Leonard Woolf. He was the stable3 presencethat Virginia needed. Virginia Woolf is acknowledged as one of thegreatest innovators in the English language and is a leading writer ofthe Modernist movement. She used a literary device called \'stream ofconsciousness\'\'~ to give voice to her characters\' thoughts.She wrote nine novels, two biographies, a volume of short stories, fivevolumes of collected essays and reviews, and a volume of selectionsfrom her diary. Her most famous novels are: Mrs. Dalloway, To theLighthouse and A Room of One\'s Own.In March 1941, Virginia drowned herself5 in a river near her EastSussex home. In a letter to her husband she said that she felt she wasgoing insane~ and she did not want to spoil his life, too.
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《黑暗之心》 About the Author About the Book Before Reading Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 After Reading Answer Key
《到灯塔去》 About the Author About the Book Before Reading I The Window II Time Passes III The Lighthouse After Reading Answer Key
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