Joseph Conrad
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Notes on Life and Letters – ebook
Joseph Conrad
This book is a collection of some of Konrad’s reviews and writings. The collection is divided into two parts, primarily the sections „Letters”, its reviews. The second section is called Life, but this is only true in a limited sense. It contains Conrad’s views on some of the pressing political issues of the day. They range from the Russo-Japanese War and the question of the independence of Poland to...Data dostępności:
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Freya of the Seven Isles – ebook
Joseph Conrad
This is an exciting saga located in the Indian Ocean basin, against the stormy backdrop of barely suppressed military operations between the Dutch and British merchant fleets, told by one of Conrad’s classic passages. After all, Freya’s unique perspective on the sharply etched nature is one of Conrad’s most piercing studies of how power hunger can lead people to greatness – or its opposite.Data dostępności:
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The Rover – ebook
Joseph Conrad
This is both mystery and romance; the latter creates one of the recurring difficulties in Conrad: it preserves the Victorian histrionic element, which sometimes may seem a little attractive. But overall, it is well read and much less burdensome than some of his novels. The Rover was Conrad’s last book and probably one of his most accessible stories.Data dostępności:
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The Black Mate – ebook
Joseph Conrad
Since this is not a very famous story, and most of the pleasure that it provides depends on the surprise that the highlight in the story will present to the reader. Winston Bunter, who registered as First Mate on Sapphire, a ship bound for Calcutta. His commander, Captain Jones, is described as an extremely unpleasant person, incredulous and capricious, who believes that sailors over forty are no longer...Data dostępności:
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Secret Sharer – ebook
Joseph Conrad
This is a story of less than 100 pages, but in it Conrad demonstrates how many great writers do it, the simple and elegant power of short work. Here, a writer can briefly convey a compelling message in an economic way. The situation is in the southern seas, and we see that our narrator takes his first command near the Gulf of Thailand. A strange young captain finds refuge and harbors another man, and...Data dostępności:
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The Planter of Malata – ebook
Joseph Conrad
This is both mystery and romance; the latter creates one of the recurring difficulties in Conrad: it preserves the Victorian histrionic element, which sometimes may seem a little attractive. But overall, it is well read and much less burdensome than some of his novels.Data dostępności:
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Falk – ebook
Joseph Conrad
The tale begins, like many books about Konrad, with a group of travelers gathered together and exchanging maritime stories. Falk is subtle and minimalistic, and perhaps only the writer of the great Conrad can still do this; a calm, introspective story, which, however, is worth reading. This is a charming romantic tale in which Conrad’s usual gloomy, psychological fabrications, but evocative, but truly...Data dostępności:
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Prince Roman – ebook
Joseph Conrad
Prince Roman is a Pole who relinquishes his comfortable position in the aristocracy to fight as an unknown soldier, resisting Russian oppression. In captivity, he has every opportunity to avoid punishment, but he declares his unconditional commitment to the liberation of Poland. As a result, he suffers a quarter century in the imperial equivalent of the Gulag – Siberian mines in the ninth century,...Data dostępności:
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U kresu sił – ebook
Joseph Conrad
Utwór przedstawia losy kapitana, dowódcy parowca Sofala. Henryk Whalley, dobiegając siedemdziesiątki, wspomina koleje swoich losów. Po lepszych latach przyszły trudniejsze. Zmarła żona kapitana, jego córka dokonała złego wyboru matrymonialnego, a on sam stracił majątek. Po latach wracają wspomnienia o najbliższych, dzieciństwie córki i późniejszych kłopotach finansowych.Data dostępności:
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Nostromo – ebook
Joseph Conrad
Akcja „Nostromo. Opowieści z wybrzeża „ rozgrywa się w II poł. XIX wieku w portowym mieście Sulaco w fikcyjnym latynoskim państwie. Josepha Conrada, autora takich uznanych powieści jak „Jądro ciemności” czy „Lord Jim”, zainspirowały własne doświadczenia z podróży do Ameryki Środkowej i Południowej, a także oderwanie się w 1903 roku Panamy od Kolumbii. Książka zawiera obszerną galerię postaci o pogłębionych...Data dostępności:
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