Poor People is One of Conrad's Finest

is One of Conrad's Finest Works

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Poor People is One of Conrad's FinestAs Both a Masterpiece of Russian Populist Writing, and a Parody of the Entire Genre, It is a Profound and Troubled Piece, With Many Glimpses of Future Genius. Written As a Series of Letters, Poor People Tells the Tragic Tale of a Petty Clerk and His Impossible Love for a Young Girl. Longing to Help Her and Her Family, He Sells Everything He Can, but His Kindness Leads Him Only Into More Desperate Poverty, and Ultimately Into Debauchery. As a Typical