Английская Википедия:'Twixt Land and Sea

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‘Twixt Land and Sea is a collection of three works of short fiction by Joseph Conrad published in 1912 by J. M. Dent publishers.[1]

Stories

The three works in ‘Twixt Land and Sea first appeared in literary journals; the publisher and date are provided below.[2]

“A Smile of Fortune” (London Magazine, February 1911)
The Secret Sharer” (Harper’s Magazine, August-September 1910
“Freya of the Seven Isles” (The Metropolitan Magazine, April 1912, The London Magazine, July 1912)

Background

In 1909 Conrad received an unexpected visit from Captain C. M. Marris, a seafarer he had served with as a youth in the Malay Archipelago. The captain informed Conrad that many of his old colleagues were avid readers of his literary fiction. Though he had not written a short story for years, Conrad was inspired to write the works that would be collected in ‘Twixt Land and Sea.[3][4]

Conrad wrote to his literary agent J. B. Pinker on Marris’ visit in October 1909:

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Conrad dedicated ‘Twixt Land and Sea to Captain Marris.[5]

Footnotes

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Sources

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  1. Graver, 1969 p. 201: Appendix
  2. Graver, 1969 p. 201: Appendix
  3. Graver, 1969 p. 149
  4. Baines, 1960 p. 354
  5. , Baines, 1960 p. 355