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Although The Dramatic Dimension To Joseph Conrad's Fiction Is Frequently Acknowledged, His Own Experiments In Drama Have Traditionally Been Marginalized. However, In All Of Conrad's Plays We See A Distinct Effort To Investigate Seriously The Dramatic Form And Some Of His Plays Are Startlingly Ahead Of Their Time. Furthermore, All Of The Plays Are Adaptations And Comprise One Day More, Based On Tomorrow, Laughing Anne, Based On Because Of The Dollars, Victory: A Drama And The Secret Agent. The Creation Of These Reveals Much About The History, Theory And Practice Of This Fascinating Cultural Process. Cover; Contents; List Of Figures; Acknowledgements; A Note On Texts; Introduction: Why Conrad's Plays?; 1 A Jolly Cold World: An Introduction To The Theatre Of Joseph Conrad; 2 A Tragedy In Modern Life: One Day More; 3 A Grim And Weird Play: Basil Macdonald Hastings's Victory; 4 A Play Of Unbearable Horror: Laughing Anne; 5 A Most Disturbing Play: The Secret Agent; 6 Conclusion: A Terribly Searching Thing; Notes; Bibliography; Index By Richard J. Hand. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 178-186) And Index. English