Joseph Conrad

The Shadow Line is a novel written by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1917. The story follows the experiences of a young man, who is given his first command of a ship, as he navigates the challenges and dangers of life at sea. The protagonist is forced to confront his own fears, doubts, and weaknesses as he faces the unknown and the unpredictable. Along the way, he encounters a cast of characters, including his crew, fellow sailors, and a mysterious figure known only as the ""old man."" The novel explores themes of courage, duty, responsibility, and the human psyche. It is considered one of Conrad's most personal and introspective works, reflecting his own experiences as a sailor and his lifelong preoccupation with the complexities of the human condition. The Shadow Line is a classic of English literature and a must-read for anyone interested in the sea, adventure, and the human spirit. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Published posthumously in 1925, Suspense is set in Genoa in early 1815. This edition of Conrad's last novel, established through modern textual scholarship, presents the text in a form more authoritative than any so far printed. The introduction situates the novel in Conrad's career and traces its sources and contemporary reception. The explanatory notes explain literary and historical references, identify real-life places and indicate Conrad's main research materials. A glossary of foreign words and phrases enriches the explanatory matter, as do four illustrations and a map. A notebook of Conrad's research for the novel and deleted drafts are published here for the first time. The essay on the text and apparatus lay out the history of the work's composition and publication and detail interventions in the text by Richard Curle, who, as Conrad's de facto literary executor, saw the novel into print, along with typists, compositors and editors.