Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer
Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer

Author: Joseph Conrad

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-08-05

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1440637237

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In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self, Joseph Conrad has written two of the most chilling, disturbing, and noteworthy pieces of fiction of the twentieth century. Heart of Darkness is a devastating commentary on the corruptibility of humanity. Based on Conrad’s own 1890 trip up the Congo River, the story is told by Marlow, the novelist’s alter ego. It is a journey into darkness and horror—both literally, as the narrator descends into a sinister jungle landscape, and metaphorically, as he encounters the morally depraved Mr. Kurtz. The Secret Sharer is the tale of a young sea captain’s first command as he sails into the Gulf of Siam—and into an encounter with his mysterious “double,” the shadow self of the unconscious mind. Joseph Conrad boldly experimented with the novella and novel forms, filled his writing with the exotic places he himself had traveled, and concerned himself with honor, guilt, moral alienation, and sin. Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer encapsulate his literary achievements—and his haunting portrayal of the dark side of man. With an Introduction by Joyce Carol Oates and an Afterword by Vince Passaro

Joseph Conrad's Sea Tales - Premium Collection
Joseph Conrad's Sea Tales - Premium Collection

Author: Joseph Conrad

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-05-17

Total Pages: 1575

ISBN-13:

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This unique and meticulously edited collection of Joseph Conrad's greatest sea tales includes: The Nigger of the 'Narcissus': A Tale of the Sea_x000D_ The Shadow Line_x000D_ Typhoon_x000D_ 'Twixt Land and Sea_x000D_ A Smile of Fortune_x000D_ The Secret Sharer_x000D_ Freya of the Seven Isles_x000D_ The Rescue_x000D_ Falk: A Reminiscence_x000D_ An Outcast of the Islands_x000D_ Autobiographical:_x000D_ A Personal Record; or Some Reminiscences_x000D_ The Mirror of the Sea_x000D_ Notes on Life & Letters _x000D_ Biography & Critical Essays:_x000D_ Joseph Conrad (A Biography) by Hugh Walpole_x000D_ Joseph Conrad by John Albert Macy_x000D_ A Conrad Miscellany by John Albert Macy_x000D_ Joseph Conrad by Virginia Woolf

The Return
The Return

Author: Joseph Conrad

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-08-10

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13:

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"The Return" explores the insecurities that lie at the heart of human relationships. The plot is emotionally and psychologically charged. The story follows the lives of a successful businessman Alvan Hervey, his wife, and their marriage. When Alvan Hervey got home from work, he expected to see his wife, but instead, he found a letter. The letter states that the wife has left the house for another man. But, just as this terrible truth begins to sink in, Hervey is confronted with his wife, who has returned to make one last desperate attempt to save their marriage. With their lives in shambles, husband and wife are forced to confront the truth. Will they be able to resolve their marital issues?

Captain Blood
Captain Blood

Author: Rafael Sabatini

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-11-13

Total Pages: 653

ISBN-13:

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Dr. Peter Blood is a sharp-witted Irish physician who had had a wide-ranging career as a soldier and sailor (including a commission as a captain under the Dutch admiral De Ruyter) before settling down to practice medicine in the town of Bridgwater in Somerset. Dr. Blood involuntary gets involved in the Monmouth Rebellion while the town prepares to fight for James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. He wants no part in the rebellion, but while attending to some of the rebels wounded at the Battle of Sedgemoor, Peter is arrested and convicted of treason. The sentence is death by hanging, but King James II, for purely financial reasons, has the sentence for rebels commuted to transportation to the Caribbean, where they are to be sold into slavery. When a Spanish force attacks and raids the town of Bridgetown, Blood escapes with a number of other convict-slaves, captures the Spaniards' ship and sails away to become one of the most successful pirates in the Caribbean, hated and feared by the Spanish and always sparing English ships. Colonel Bishop, humiliated by Blood's escape and by Blood himself, devotes himself to capturing Blood with the hope of hanging him. Table of Contents: Captain Blood Captain Blood Returns The Fortunes of Captain Blood

Some Reminiscences
Some Reminiscences

Author: Joseph Conrad

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-15

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13:

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Some Reminiscences is a collection of Joseph Conrad's ideas and emotions about his life memories and some of his analyses on the nature of writing and philosophical thought. Excerpt: "As a general rule we do not want much encouragement to talk about ourselves; yet this little book is the result of a friendly suggestion, and even of a little friendly pressure. I defended myself with some spirit; but, with characteristic tenacity, the friendly voice insisted: "You know, you really must." It was not an argument, but I submitted it at once. If one must!. . You perceive the force of a word."

A Personal Record
A Personal Record

Author: Joseph Conrad

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-15

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13:

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A Personal Record is an autobiographical work (or "fragment of the biography") by Joseph Conrad, published in 1912. Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he came to be regarded as a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature.

Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness

Author: Joseph Conrad

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-05-25

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13:

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Heart of Darkness (1899) is a classic of world literature. The book tells a story about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State, in the heart of Africa. Marlow, the story's narrator, tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames, London, England. This setting provides the frame for Marlow's story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz, which enables Conrad to create a parallel between London and Africa as places of darkness. Central to Conrad's work is the idea that there is little difference between so-called civilized people and those described as savages; Heart of Darkness raises important questions about imperialism and racism. Joseph Conrad acknowledged that Heart of Darkness was in part based on his own experiences during his travels in Africa. In 1890, at the age of 32, he was appointed by a Belgian trading company to serve as the captain of a steamer on the Congo River. Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), was a Polish author who wrote in English after settling in England. Conrad is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English, though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties. He wrote stories and novels, often with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an indifferent universe. He was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English tragic sensibility into English literature. Contents: Heart of Darkness Memoirs & Letters: A Personal Record; or Some Reminiscences The Mirror of the Sea Notes on Life & Letters Biography & Critical Essays: Joseph Conrad (A Biography) by Hugh Walpole Joseph Conrad by John Albert Macy A Conrad Miscellany by John Albert Macy Joseph Conrad by Virginia Woolf