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A work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its… — Joseph Conrad

A work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

Joseph Conrad
1897
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Art
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1897
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Joseph Conrad
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Current citation
Conrad, Joseph. "The Nigger of the '"Narcissus.'" The Secret Sharer and Other Stories. W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, preface.
Original citation
Conrad, Joseph. The Nigger of the "Narcissus": A Tale of the Forecastle. London: Heinemann, 1897, preface.

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