| An Outpost of Progress and Other Stories Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486831698 ISBN-13: 9780486831695 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $3.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: 823.912 |
| LCCN: 2018057906 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" (0.25 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing upon his experiences as the captain of a steamer on the Congo River, Joseph Conrad wrote "An Outpost of Progress," a sharp critique of British colonialism that the master storyteller considered his best tale. A precursor to Heart of Darkness, it traces the physical and moral degradation of two English overseers at a remote African trading post, offering a compelling view of the destructive effects of cultural isolation. This compilation presents four additional short stories: "An Anarchist (A Desperate Tale)," centering on an ex-convict's association with a radical political faction in nineteenth-century England; "The Informer (An Ironic Tale)," a character study in political contradictions focusing on an anarchist's embrace of bourgeois values; "Il Conde (A Pathetic Tale)," in which a violent crime disrupts a nobleman's visit to Naples; and "A Smile of Fortune," which recounts how a seafarer's romantic inclinations lead him into misplacing his loyalty. |