


‘I can bear witness to our unshakable belief in the lifeboat organisation’
Episode 142 – Joseph Conrad: Hearts of Kindness
In 1923, Joseph Conrad wrote the foreword for Britain’s Life-Boats: The Story of a Century of Heroic Service. Toby Harper shares the author’s thoughts.
The author Joseph Conrad’s fascination with the sea began when he was just 13. Inspired by a book he’d read about the search for Sir John Franklin’s lost ships, Erebus and Terror, he spent 19 years in the merchant navy before turning to writing, often penning tales about the sea and those who sail on it. His travels gave rise to some of the stories and characters in books such as Nostromo and Heart of Darkness.
2024 marks 100 years since Conrad’s death. Not long before he died, he wrote the foreword for Britain’s Life-Boats: The Story of a Century of Heroic Service. In this episode, that foreword is read by Toby Harper.
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