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Paperback Books by Joseph Conrad
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| Publication Date: September 2008 |
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| The Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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Two of Conrad's BEST-KNOWN works—in a single volume
In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self, Joseph Conrad has written two of the most chilling, disturbing, and noteworthy pieces of fiction of the twentieth century. |
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| Publication Date: August 2008 |
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| Publication Date: August 2008 |
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| Almayer's Folly |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Kaspar Almayer is a Dutch merchant taken under the wing of the wealthy Captain Lingard. Hoping to one day inherit Captain Lingard's wealth Almayer marries his daughter. The marriage is loveless, Captain Lingard loses much of his fortune... Read More |
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| Publication Date: August 2008 |
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| Heart of Darkness |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| The silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of drumming. Life on the river is brutal and unknown threats lurk in the darkness. Marlow's mission to captain a steamer upriver into the dense interior leads him into conflict... Read More |
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| Publication Date: July 2008 |
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| Heart of Darkness |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Loosely based on an experience in Joseph Conrad's life, this short novel tells the story of one man's journey into darkest Africa--and the darkness of the human heart. Both thoughtful and compelling, The Heart of Darkness takes measure of... Read More |
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| Publication Date: July 2008 |
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| The Forerunner: His Parables and Poems |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Loosely based on an experience in Joseph Conrad's life, Heart of Darkness tells the story of one man's journey into darkest Africa--and the darkness of the human heart. Both thoughtful and compelling, Heart of Darkness takes measure of 'the... Read More |
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| Publication Date: July 2008 |
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| The Secret Sharer |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| The Secret Sharer, based on an actual accident at sea, is an exciting adventure tale that reveals truths about human nature on several levels. Albert J. Guerard of Stanford University wrote that these two stories are 'among the finest of... Read More |
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| Publication Date: July 2008 |
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| The Secret Agent A Simple Tale |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Corruption, terrorists, criminals and fanatics inhabit this tale. Mr. Verioc must plant a bomb in London. Because of his actions, his family is forced into a tragic situation. Conrad does not focus on the political repercussions of Mr.... Read More |
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| Publication Date: July 2008 |
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| Heart of Darkness |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Conrad was a Polish-born English novelist. His success is even more amazing since he did not learn to speak English until he was in his 20's. Conrad's narrative style places him at the beginning of the Modernist period of literature. Marlow... Read More |
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| Publication Date: July 2008 |
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| The Secret Sharer |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Conrad was a Polish-born English novelist. His success is even more amazing since he did not learn to speak English until he was in his 20's. Conrad's narrative style places him at the beginning of the Modernist period of literature. The male... Read More |
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| Publication Date: July 2008 |
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| The Tale (Hesperus Modern Voices) |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Set in the First World War, the title story is a naval commanding officer's harrowing account of the lasting effects of decisions made in times of conflict. Suspecting another ship's captain of being in league with the enemy, the... Read More |
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| Publication Date: June 2008 |
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| Lord Jim (Oxford World's Classics) |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Lord Jim tells the story of a young, idealistic Englishman--'as unflinching as a hero in a book'--who is disgraced by a single act of cowardice while serving as an officer on the Patna, a merchant-ship sailing from an eastern port. His life... Read More |
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| Publication Date: June 2008 |
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| The Secret Agent |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| At the turn of the 20th century, London has become a haven for political exiles and anarchists. Frequent bomb threats and disturbances interrupt the lives of the city's inhabitants, who live in fear of the terrorists in their midst. One such... Read More |
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| Publication Date: May 2008 |
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| End of the Tether |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| The sacred edifice, standing in solemn isolation amongst the converging avenues of enormous trees, as if to put grave thoughts of heaven into the hours of ease, pre- sented a closed Gothic portal to the light and glory of the west. The glass... Read More |
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| Publication Date: May 2008 |
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| The Rescue |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| TO FREDERIC COURTLAND PENFIELD LAST AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE LATE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE, THIS OLD TIME TALE IS GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED IN MEMORY OF THE RESCUE OF CERTAIN DISTRESSED TRAVELLERS EFFECTED BY HIM IN THE WORLD'S... Read More |
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| Publication Date: March 2008 |
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| The Rescue |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| The Rescue was originally published in 1920; it concludes what is sometimes referred to as The Lingard Trilogy, a group of novels based on Conrad's experience as mate on the steamer, Vidar. Although it was the last of the three novels to be... Read More |
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| Publication Date: March 2008 |
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| Publication Date: March 2008 |
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| Some Reminiscences |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| In the career of the most unliterary of writers, in the sense that literary ambition had never entered the world of his imagination, the coming into existence of the first book is quite an inexplicable event. In my own case I cannot trace it... Read More |
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| Publication Date: March 2008 |
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| The Point of Honor |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Also published as The Duel, Joseph Conrad's 1908 short novel The Point of Honor was adapted to film as the elegant The Duellists, Ridley Scott's 1977 film debut. Fans of the film will find Joseph Conrad's book a bit... Read More |
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| Publication Date: March 2008 |
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| The Mirror of the Sea |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: January 2008 |
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| A Personal Record |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| As a general rule we do not want much encouragement to talk about ourselves; yet this little book is the result of a friendly suggestion, and even of a little friendly pressure. |
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| Publication Date: January 2008 |
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| Publication Date: January 2008 |
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| Lord Jim: A Tale |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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Penguin inaugurates a series of revised editions of Conrad's finest works, with new introductions
Conrad's great novel of guilt and redemption follows the first mate on board the Patna, a raw youth with dreams of heroism who,... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| The Portable Conrad |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| A great novelist of the sea, a poet of the tropics, a critic of empire and analyst of globalization, a harbinger of the modern spy novel, an unparalleled observer of the moments in which people are stripped of their illusions—Joseph Conrad... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| From an anecdote and a brief visit to Venezuela, Conrad derived the exotic scenery of the province of Sulaco and its rootless mixed-race society. In this shadowy setting, Nostromo (1904) enacts an intense moral drama of dictatorship and... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Under Western Eyes |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Whenever two Russians come together, the shadow of autocracy is with them...haunting the secret of their silences.' First published in 1911, Under Western Eyes traces the experiences of Razumov, a young Russian student of philosophy who is... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Typhoon and Other Stories |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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Four classic stories of the sea by Joseph Conrad: “Typhoon,” “Amy Foster,” “Falk,” and “Tomorrow”
These powerful stories, as Conrad critic Paul Kirschner has observed, present “a chiaroscuro of sea and land life in an... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Amy Foster |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| One Day More |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| The Point of Honor |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| The Shadow Line: A confession |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Some Reminiscences |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Youth: A Narrative |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Typhoon |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Notes on My Books |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| A Personal Record |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Tales of Unrest |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| To-morrow |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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| Twixt Land and Sea |
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| by Joseph Conrad |
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| Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not... Read More |
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| Publication Date: December 2007 |
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