{"product_id":"9781627937207","title":"Some Reminicscences","description":"Notoriously unreliable and digressive in structure, it is nonetheless the principal contemporary source for information about the author's life.[citation needed] It tells about his schooling in Russian Poland, his sailing in Marseille, the influence of his Uncle Tadeusz, and the writing of Almayer's Folly. It provides a glimpse of how Conrad wished to be seen by his British public, as well as being an atmospheric work of art.[citation needed] The \"Familiar Preface\" Conrad wrote for it includes the often quoted lines: \"Those who read me know my conviction that the world, the temporal world, rests on a few very simple ideas; so simple that they must be as old as the hills. It rests notably, among others, on the idea of Fidelity.\"","brand":"Angela Harrex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149001015536,"sku":"9781627937207","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781627937207_p0.jpg?v=1763872616","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781627937207","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}