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Two men met on a Port Adelaide ship — a Nobel and Apocalypse Now ensued

When a young English lawyer crossed paths with a Polish sailor aboard a clipper ship at Port Adelaide in 1893, neither of them was a public figure. Only later did John Galsworthy and Joseph Conrad become two of the most lauded authors of their time.

Two men met on a Port Adelaide ship — a Nobel and Apocalypse Now ensued

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