Conrad, Joseph

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A British author of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He based many of his works, including Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim, on his adventures as a sailor.

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“I heard them say, ‘He was shot twice,’” the father, Joseph Dossi, remembers.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Bergoglio ran second to Joseph Ratzinger, who became Benedict XVI.
How Pope Francis Became the World’s BFF|Jason Berry|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In an act of corporal punishment that we at the Daily Beast do not condone, Joseph grabbed Him by the ear and “pulled hard.”
Was Baby Jesus A Holy Terror?|Candida Moss|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Joseph LaRocca says some companies are upping the ante in terms of fending off return fraudsters.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Cops launched a flash grenade through the window and officer Joseph Weekley fired, fatally striking Stanley-Jones.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls|Emily Shire|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gottlieb Conrad Pfeffel, one of the best poets of Germany, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Joseph, with his liberal ideas, had attempted to free the people from clerical thraldom.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Jacob robbed his brother of his birthright by trading on his hunger; Joseph robbed a whole people in the same way.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Joseph Towers died; a printer, bookseller, and afterwards a preacher with the title of LL.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Joseph Blanco White, an English preacher and controversial writer, died, aged 67.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell