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"How short his years and how clear his vision!" (1) Adam Pulman-Conrad's unforgettable tutor.(Joseph Conrad)

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From: Conradiana
Date: 20040322
Author:Omelan, Lilia

Even in a brief account of Conrad's adolescent years, it is impossible to leave out the personality of Adam Marek Pulman, Conrad's beloved tutor. Many biographers of Conrad (among them Batchelor, Watts, Knowles, Koc, to name only a few persons) mention the fact that A. M. Pulman gave private lessons to young Jozef Teodor in the years 1870-73. He also accompanied his pupil during holiday summer stays in Krynica in the three subsequent years (from 1870 to 1872, when Conrad lived in Krakow) and during the voyage to Switzerland with sightseeing in Munich, Vienna, Milan and Venice (the ...

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