Joseph Conrad, British novelist (born 1857)

Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and – though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties – became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature.

August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 150 days remain until the end of the year.