Joseph Conrad
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Adventure on the High Seas
"Love and regret go hand in hand in this world of changes swifter than the shifting of the clouds reflected in the mirror of the sea." - Joseph Conrad, The Mirror of the Seas
A collection of autobiographical essays originally published as a series of magazine articles that reflect the Joseph Conrad's experiences at sea.This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with...
The place is London, and the time is the late 1800s. Mr. Verloc appears to be an unassuming owner of a bric-a-brac store, but he’s actually a spy for an unnamed country. When he’s summoned by his superiors and ordered to plant a bomb to foment unrest in English politics and society, he finds himself stuck in a more-than-uncomfortable situation.
Conrad’s novel is set against the background of the Greenwich Observatory bombing, in
...In a novella which remains highly controversial to this day, Conrad explores the relations between Africa and Europe. On the surface, this is a horrifying tale of colonial exploitation. The narrator, Marlowe journeys on business deep into the heart of Africa. But there he encounters Kurtz, an idealist apparently crazed and depraved by his power over the natives, and the meeting prompts Marlowe to reflect on the darkness at the heart of all men.
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