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Conrad, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Conrad, Joseph, 1857–1924, English novelist, b. Berdichev, Russia (now Berdychiv, Ukraine), originally named Jósef Teodor Konrad Walecz Korzeniowski. Born of Polish parents, he is…

Joseph Conrad

Name at birth: Teodor Jozef Konrad Nalecz KorzeniowskiJoseph Conrad was a novelist and story writer whose most famous works are Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness. Of Polish descent, he was born in…

Scariest Movies: Alien (1979)

Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next by Beth Rowen Alien (1979) Director Ridley Scott deftly combined sci-fi and horror to create a grotesque, visually stunning technological wonder that…

Top 100 Works in World Literature

Source: Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, 2002. The editors of the Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, polled a panel of 100 authors from 54…

The Top 10 All-Time Scariest Movies

Editors' picks for the most frightening flicks ever by Beth Rowen Related Links American Film Institute's 100 Most Thrilling MoviesLost Souls Halloween TrickstersReal-life WitchesHalloween…