'… Allan H. Simmons, in his edition of An Outcast of the Islands, clearly and efficiently presents the history of the text, including the likely provenance of the printer's copy of Doubleday's collected edition of 1920.' Dale Kramer, Joseph Conrad Today
General editors' preface; Chronology; Abbreviations and note on editions; Introduction; An Outcast of the Islands; The texts: an essay; Apparatus; Textual notes; Appendices; Explanatory notes; Glossaries; Map.