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The Tale by Joseph Conrad brings together in one collection four stories by Joseph Conrad. Set onboard a ship during an unnamed war, the title story is a harrowing account of guilt and responsibility, showing Conrad at his most accomplished as a master of psychological penetration. Accompanying this is another study of the brutal turns of fortune visited on the unwary by war: The Warriors Soul takes place during Napoleons invasion of Russia, and traces the interweaving relationship between a beautiful woman and the two men who love her. Prince Roman, meanwhile, is one of Conrads earliest stories, and the only piece in his entire oeuvre that touches on his homeland, Poland. The collection concludes with The Black Mate, a witty and light-hearted illustration of life aboard ship.""Spanning Joseph Conrads entire literary career, these four stories touch on some of his major interests - war, imperialism, life at sea - showing him at his most intimate and ambitious."

First published in 1906, "The Mirror of the Sea" was the first of Joseph Conrads two autobiographical memoirs.When Joseph Conrad was discharged from the clipper Torrens in London during the summer of 1893, his seafaring career was over. He had travelled the world by then, risen in rank from apprentice to captain, survived shipwreck and turbulent seas. But after nineteen years afloat he longed for the land, and wrote to his cousin of the uniform grey of my existence. Once ashore, however, vivid memories of his past life began to surface. While steam and internal combustion were changing maritime travel forever, Conrad started to reflect on the voyages he had made in the Golden Age of Sail. "The Mirror of the Sea" is a personal meditation on the sea and its meanings by one of the twentieth centurys most important novelists.

Originally published in 1911, "A Smile of Fortune" is a masterpiece created by British author Joseph Conrad, best known for his chilling masterwork "Heart of Darkness" and placed by many critics as a forerunner of Modernism. "A Smile of Fortune" is a masterly tale of misplaced loyalty, family feuds, and illicit bargaining. Embarking in the tropics, a ships captain makes the instant acquaintance of a seemingly genial Mr. Jacobus and his irritable brother. One a respectable businessman with a considerable reputation, the other a confessed rogue and entrepreneur with no reputation left to lose, the captain is at a loss to determine which he should befriend. Yet as events unfold, he becomes increasingly in thrall to the less scrupulous of the two and finds himself the unwitting partner in a deeply unorthodox transaction.

Classic / British English (Available May 2008) Resting one night on a boat on the River Thames, Charlie Marlow tells his friends about his experiences as a steamboat captain on the River Congo. There, in the heart of Africa, his search for the extraordinary Mr Kurtz caused him to question his own nature and values and the nature and values of his society

Dans Folioplus classiques, le texte intégral, enrichi d'une lecture d'image, écho pictural de l'oeuvre, est suivi de sa mise en perspective organisée en six points : - Vie littéraire : De la nouvelle - L'écrivain à sa table de travail : Conrad et le récit de mer - Groupement de textes thématiques : Moi et l'autre - Groupement de textes stylistiques : Les mots de la mer - Chronologie : Joseph Conrad et son temps - Fiche : Des pistes pour rendre compte de sa lecture Recommandé pour les classes de collège.

Libro de tono intimista en el que Joseph Conrad ensaya nuevas formas autobiográficas. A los 55 años, Conrad recibió de su amigo y escritor Ford Madox Ford la propuesta de redactar sus memorias para la revista English Review. El resultado fue esta coleccion de recuerdos: un autorretrato semejante a una novela, que reune los sucesos relativos a la azarosa infancia y a la familia de Conrad, sus años en altamar con la marina mercante britanica, una parte de su vida como escritor y el proceso de composicion de su primera novela. Nacido en Ucrania, Conrad vivio gran parte de su vida en Inglaterra, donde escribio los relatos y novelas que lo convertirian en uno de los mas brillantes escritores del siglo XX.

Dominoes are full colour readers with extensive Activities and Project pages. They are suitable for students who need more support in their reading than is provided by traditional readers. The Activities and Projects can be used either in class or as homework. * Graded from Starter to Level 3 (Pre-Intermediate) of the Bookworms grading system. * Two pages of Activities at the end of every chapter. * Five pages of poject work. * Glossary on the page to provide full vocabulary support.

Publicada en 1908 junto con otros cinco relatos de diversa extensión en un volumen titulado «A set of six», EL DUELO toma como asunto el enfrentamiento de dos oficiales del ejército de Napoleón -enfr

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