Conversation so far:
What did Joseph Conrad do?
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language.
When was Chance published?
Though his talent was early on recognised by English intellectuals, popular success eluded him until the 1913 publication of Chance, which is often considered one of his weaker novels.

Question: Did he have friends?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Joseph Conrad have friends?