ISBN: 9781496185617

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], One of the greatest English writers of the 19th century was a Polish-born man who couldn't even speak English fluently until … More...

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], One of the greatest English writers of the 19th century was a Polish-born man who couldn't even speak English fluently until he had entered adulthood. Nevertheless, Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) went on to have a well-regarded literary career that bridged Romanticism and Modernism while also covering the zenith and twilight of the British empire. Conrad used his experience within the British empire to write novels and stories that often used the sea and navy as a setting, juxtaposing the individual human spirit with the collective duty and honor of the British navy. And though it was a second-language, Conrad mastered English prose. Set in the late 19th century, Almayer's Folly centers on the life of Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer in the Borneo jungle with his half-daughter Nina. It was Conrad's first novel, and he was clearly getting his feet wet, not to mention accustomed to the English language. Critics agree his later works were more polished., Historical Fiction<

ISBN: 9781496185617

Set in eastern Borneo during the 1880s, Almayer's Folly recreates the conflicts of imperial Europe with the colonized East Indies through Kaspar Almayer's personal tragedy: his los… More...

Set in eastern Borneo during the 1880s, Almayer's Folly recreates the conflicts of imperial Europe with the colonized East Indies through Kaspar Almayer's personal tragedy: his loss of both his daughter to her native lover and his dream of finding gold. This edition presents Joseph Conrad's first novel freed from seven layers of publishers' and typists' corruptions. Complete textual and contextual histories, full annotation and two regional maps are provided. This is the text, established through modern textual scholarship, as Conrad would have liked it to have appeared in 1895. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Classics>Coll Classics>Coll Classics, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

2014, ISBN: 9781496185617

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Paperback, 112 Seiten, Publiziert: 2014-03-09T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: black & white illustrations, 0.16 kg, Verkaufsra… More...

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Paperback, 112 Seiten, Publiziert: 2014-03-09T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Hersteller-Nr.: black & white illustrations, 0.16 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1066078, Special Features, Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Classics, Literature & Fiction, Subjects, Literary Fiction, Psychological, Adventure, Action & Adventure, Erotica, Indie Books, Special Features Stores, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014<

2014, ISBN: 9781496185617

Buch, Softcover, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014