Contains essays from the Fourth International Joseph Conrad Conference, entitled "Conrad's Polish-Ukrainian Footprints," organized by the Centre for Conrad Studies of the English Dept. of Maria Curie-Skodowska University, and held at Lublin and Kazimierz Dolny, June 19-23, 2006.

A collection of essays written by eminent and emerging Conrad scholars from all corners of the world, this book deals with (1) Joseph Conrad's East European and Polish contexts and (2) Joseph Conrad's imperial and American contexts, as well as selected ethical-philosophical and textological-narrative issues.