Joseph Conrad
42) The Duellists
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2002,1997
Language
English
Description
Two officers in Napoleon's army violently confront each other in a series of savage duels.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1978
Language
English
Description
Introduction -- The Congo diary, 1890 -- Up-river book, 1890 -- The sisters, 1895-96 -- Letter to the New York times Saturday book review, 1901 -- The books of my childhood, 1902 -- On the North Sea outrage, 1904 -- My best story and why I think so, 1906 -- The silence of the sea, 1909 -- A set of six, 1915 -- From the preface to "Youth" and "Gaspar Ruiz," 1920 -- Cablegram to the Committee for the Polish government loan, Washington, 1920 -- Foreword...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Set in London in 1886, The Secret Agent tells the story of Mr. Verloc, an agent provocateur for a mysterious foreign power. When Mr. Verloc is charged with bombing the Greenwich Observatory, his carefully crafted life unravels before his eyes. This Norton Critical Edition is based on the text of the first English book edition published in 1907. The text comes paired with explanatory footnotes and an introduction by the editor. "Contexts" includes...
