Conrad: 1584 books

Le sujet est l’histoire noire et comique des espions, terroristes, anarchistes et agents provocateurs d’une puissance étrangère non nommée (mais ressemblant à la Russie) dans les ruelles mal famées de Londres au début du xxe siècle. Le personnage principal est Verloc, agent secret infiltrant...

"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...

After losing his business and his charitiable organization to defamatory remarks by a local journalist, a middle aged man starts work in the unsavory world of pawn shops. During his time there many people share their stories and insights into the world. As he starts to heal the wounds of losing his...

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...

Le recueil se compose de deux récits, qui partagent deux traits communs. L'un est une même technique de narration : un narrateur non identifié rapporte les dires d'un autres narrateur, on a un récit dans le récit. L'autre est que le narrateur identifié est le même : un vieux marin, nommé Charles...

“The eyes are exceptional, dark framed like his hair, even the lids are shaded. It is a wonderful Norse face, not handsome in a conventional sense; the nose is too sharp his expression too intellectual. No you don’t need to tell me, it is obvious I have fallen under his spell.” Kotlyarevski on...

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.

Seared is the first of ten erotic romance short stories by Jacey Conrad and Gia Corona. The series focuses on the love lives of members of the Facile restaurant staff, each story centering around a different couple. Remy Billodeaux is the king of his kitchen, master of all he surveys. He is...

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...

Por força de certos caprichos do destino, um jovem marinheiro que pensava ter abandonado a carreira no mar vê-se de repente nomeado capitão de um navio mercante. Em meio aos ímpetos da juventude, vive a aventura de comandar um navio que aprende a amar e uma tripulação digna de "imorredouro...

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",...