Joseph Conrad

Born in 1857, Berdychiv, Ukraine (Russian Empire)

May 1861 - Moved to Warsaw because of his father's political activism.

May 1862 - They were exiled to Vologda.

January 1863 - The family was sent to Chernihiv, Ukraine.

April 1895 - His mother died.

1866 - He was sent for a year-long retreat for health reasons to Kiev and Novofastiv

1867 - Went to an Autrian-held part of Poland with his father.

1869 - He and his father moved to Krakow. In May his fahter died and he was placed with his uncle Tadeus Bobrowski.

August 1873 - Conrad was sent to a boarding house for orphans in Lowow. In September 1874 his uncle took him back to Krakow.

October 1874 - He was sent to Marseilles, France to start a merchant-marine career.

1877 - He couldn't continue working because of the refusal of a Russian consul to provide him with the needed papers.

March 1878 - He attempted suicide.

April 1878 - He joined the British merchant marine.

1894 - He gave up the sea because of poor health, unavailability of ships and his writing.

1895 - The novel "Almayer's Folly" was published.

1896 - He married Jessie George (they had two sons)

- "An Outcast of the Islands" was published.

1897 - The short story "An Outpost of Progress" was published.

1898 to 1906 - He wrote for the magazine The Outlook, and others.

1899 - Published "Heart of Darkness"

1910 - Published the story "A Smile of Fortune" with many autobiographical elements.

August 1924 he died in his house in England.