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Heart of Darkness, ranked among the best books, is a novel by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad, about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State, in the heart of Africa, by the story's narrator Charles Marlow. Marlow tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames, London, England. 

"Because of the Dollars" is a short story written by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). First published in 1914, it is a typical Conradian tale of sea, sacrifice and disenchantment.

The Shadow-Line is a short novel based at sea by Joseph Conrad; it is one of his later works, being written from February to December 1915. It was first published in 1916 as a serial in New York's Metropolitan Magazine (September—October) in the English Review (September 1916-March 1917) and published...

Although English was not his native tongue, Polish-born Joseph Conrad honed his language skills over his lifetime and would eventually become enshrined as one of the masters of English literature. As a sailor, he spent his free time during months-long voyages at sea writing stories, letters, and later,...

"An Outpost of Progress" is a short story written in July 1897 by Joseph Conrad, drawing on his own experience at Congo. The story deals with two European men, named Kayerts and Carlier, who are assigned to a trading post in a remote part of the African Jungle. There they take part in ivory...

Joseph Conrad was a Polish novelist, writing in English, while living in England. Many critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in the English language, despite his not having learned to speak English fluently until he was in his twenties (and then always with a strong Polish accent). He...

A Play In One Act. Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He joined the British merchant marine in 1878, and was granted British nationality in 1886.

El relato Una avanzada del progreso se remite al centro de Africa. Alli, en un lugar perdido en lo profundo de la selva, la Gran Compañia Civilizadora ha erigido una factoria, una barraca de cañas frente a un rio, un diminuto punto entre muchos. Los responsables son dos insectos blancos recien desembarcados: Kayerts y Carlier, mas un negro.

Héroe del mar, (capitán whalley) descubridor de nuevas rutas, se debe a se honor y valor. Su hija trabajadora en sus mares, es ayudada con un pequeño barco. Deja para ella la herencia. El capitán es amenazado por una nueva circunstancia”el amor”.

This collection of classic Joseph Conrad stories includes The Warrior's Soul, Prince Roman, The Tale and The Black Mate  

Peter Willems is down on his luck. The Dutch clerk has been fired for embezzlement from his job in the Indonesian port city of Makassar, and his scornful wife has abandoned him. Willems' despair lifts after an encounter with Tom Lingard, a sea captain who operates a remote trading post. Lingard hires...

Estes quatro contos de Joseph Conrad localizam caracteristicamente um limite no poder humano de autodeterminação. Os textos foram publicados originalmente em periódicos e mais tarde, em 1908, no livro "A Set of Six", de 1908, posterior ao lançamento de "No coração das trevas",...

Herz der Finsternis (engl. Originaltitel Heart of Darkness) ist eine Erzählung aus dem Jahre 1899 von Joseph Conrad. Die Novelle ist in eine Rahmenhandlung eingebettet: Auf der nächtlich an der Themsemündung in Gravesend stillliegenden Seeyacht Nellie erzählt der ehemalige Seemann Marlow seinen vier...

Joseph Conrad: Nostromo. Eine Geschichte von der Meeresküste Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard. Erstdruck 1904. Hier in der deutschen Übersetzung von Ernst Wolfgang Freissler, Berlin, S. Fischer, 1927. Vollständige Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2016. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas...