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A corpus-based stylistic analysis of Joseph Conrad’s maritime fiction is employed to illustrate the literary value of texts and corpus data. This paper discusses Conrad’s particular styles in vocabulary variety, word class complexity, keywords and key cluster patterns. Data on the frequency and distribution of individual words and recurrent phraseology are analysed to prove that negative and vague words are probably a typical style of Conrad. By looking at the semantic preference of collocates co-occurring with nodes, images of sea and ship represented in Joseph Conrad’s maritime fiction are discussed to show how Conrad’s background as a former sailor for 19 years and his personal religious belief make his description of sea and ship more subtle, alive and close to reality
