Word: crimes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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JOSEPH CONRAD?Ford Madox Ford ?Little, Brown (|2.50). Ford Madox Ford collaborated with Conrad in the writing of Romance, The Inheritors, The Nature of a Crime. In this monograph, which is built up like a house of blocks out of pointed anecdotes, snatches of conversation, brief and vivid scenes recollected, the personality of Joseph Conrad is projected as he revealed it to a human being during many years of close intimacy. You have Conrad hypnotizing a country grocer into giving him three years unlimited credit, throwing teacups into the fire when heated by argument with a lady, sailing...
...odious crime perpetrated upon the faithful Sirdar of my Army has profoundly affected me as well as all the members of my Government. I deeply regret that such a mishap should have befallen a high official of my Army, a man celebrated for his chivalrous character, high courage and great qualities, who has rendered such signal services to the Army...
Premier Zaghlul reiterated King Fuad's feelings of horror at the perpetration of a crime that he branded as inimical to the best interests of Egyptian independence...
...Firstly: Present an ample apology for the crime...
...Secondly: Prosecute an inquiry into the authorship of the crime with the utmost energy and without respect of persons and bring the criminals, whoever they are and whatever their age, to condign punishment...