Adolf Verloc is working as a spy in London, when heâs recruited to commit a terrorist act that could endanger the lives of countless citizens. Itâs a professional decision that has an unexpected impact on his personal...
Join the sailors aboard the Nellie as they listen to Marlowâs dark atmospheric tale of the depths of human depravity. Follow his descent into the heart of the Belgian Congo in search of the mysterious Kurtz. Witness with him the horrors...
Victory (also published as Victory: An Island Tale) is a psychological novel by Joseph Conrad first published in 1915, through which Conrad achieved "popular success." The New York Times, however, called it "an uneven book" and "more...
Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski; 3 December 1857 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. Though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties...
Chance(1914) was the first of Conrad's novels to bring him popular success and it holds a unique place among his works. It tells the story of Flora de Barral, a vulnerable and abandoned young girl who is "like a beggar, without a right to anything...
"Heart of Darkness" remains one of the most provocative English novels of the twentieth century, exploring timeless themes such as: human depravity, racism, and madness. This edition is based on the one published in Conrad's collection of...
A gripping tale of capitalist exploitation and rebellion, set amid the mist-shrouded mountains of a fictional South American republic, employs flashbacks and glimpses of the future to depict the lure of silver and its effects on men. Conrad's deep...
Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt...