While on trial, a character created by this author confronts another man, believing the insult “wretched cur” was directed at him rather than a dog. In a novel by this author, a man says “I am come in sorrow… ready and unarmed,” but is still shot by his friend’s father following a deadly ambush. In that novel by this author, Cornelius is fired after the (*) merchant and entomologist Stein places the title character in charge of a group of people who call him “Tuan.” A character created by this author writes about the “Suppression of Savage Customs” while at the Inner Station. This author wrote about a sailor who moved to Patusan after abandoning the Patna. For 10 points, name this author, whose recurring character Charles Marlow narrates both Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness. ■END■
ANSWER: Joseph Conrad [or Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski]
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