Conrad Joseph: 705 books

'no consideration, no delicacy, no tenderness, no scruples should stand in the way of a woman ... from taking the shortest cut towards securing for herself the easiest possible existence' Chance(1914) was the first of Conrad's novels to bring him popular success and it holds a unique place among his...

The five stories brought together in Tales of Unrest (1898) mark a turning point in the writer's career. Conrad's first short story collection evidences a writer firmly in control of his new craft staking a claim to diverse cultural and fictional territories. The introduction situates the writing...

"Gayet iyi biliyorum ki o sandala atladım."Patna gemisinin ikinci kaptanı Jim, kahraman olmayı düşleyen bir gençtir. Ama Patna batma tehlikesiyle karşı karşıya kalınca Jim korkar ve kahramanlık hayallerini bırakıp gemiden atlar. Soruşturma sonucunda kaptanlıktan men cezası alır; ama...

These are not Conrad's most famous stories. "The Partner" is a grim tale of human weakness spiralling down to a predictable horror; whereas his humorously baroque "The Inn of the Two Witches" reminds in its tone of Washington Irving in LEGENDS OF THE ALHAMBRA, though set in a later...

This is a collection of short-stories which spans Conrad's literary career published shortly after his death. Conrad was a Polish-born English novelist. His success is even more amazing since he did not learn to speak English until he was in his 20's. Conrad's narrative style places him at the beginning...

The Mirror of the Sea is a series of semi-autobiographical essays by acclaimed author, Joseph Conrad.

An autobiographical short story by Joseph Conrad, written in 1898.

Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard is a 1904 novel by the Polish-British writer Joseph Conrad, set in the fictitious South American republic of "Costaguana". Nostromo is set in the South American country of Costaguana, and more specifically in that country's Occidental Province and...

This meticulously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Hamlet (Shakespeare) Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) Macbeth (Shakespeare) Paradise Lost (John Milton) Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift) Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe) The History of...

According to Wikipedia: "Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900.An early and primary event is the abandonment of a ship in distress by its crew including the young British seaman Jim. He is publicly censured...

Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Polish-born writer Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski). Before its 1902 publication, it appeared as a three-part series (1899) in Blackwood's Magazine. It is widely regarded as a significant work of English literature and part of the Western canon. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Polish-born writer Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski). Before its 1902 publication, it appeared as a three-part series (1899) in Blackwood's Magazine. It is widely regarded as a significant work of English literature and part of the Western...

Heart of Darkness was written by Joseph Conrad. It is a short novel which was presented as a frame narrative. It's about Charles Marlow’s job as an ivory transporter down the Congo River. The story is about the colonialism and the racism that make imperialism possible. Heart of Darkness has been translated into many languages. Enjoy reading!

Witches and warlocks have been part of the fantasy field since its beginning. After all, you need someone to actually use magic if you're going to have it in your story. And magic-users can appear in any setting, from ancient Rome to the modern world, from imaginary kingdoms to the old Salem colony....