Joseph Conrad
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
"Joseph Conrad's enduring portrait of the ugliness of colonialism in a deluxe edition with a gripping cover by 'Hellboy' artist Mike Mignola. 'Heart of Darkness' is the thrilling tale of Marlow, a seaman and wanderer recounting his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Traveling upriver into the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. Marlow's discovery...
2) Lord Jim
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lord Jim is the story of a man named Marlow's struggle to tell and to understand the life story of a man named Jim. Jim is a promising young man who goes to sea as a youth. He rises quickly through the ranks and soon becomes chief mate. Raised on popular sea literature, Jim constantly daydreams about becoming a hero, yet he has never faced any real danger. Finally, his chance comes. He is serving aboard a vessel called the Patna, carrying Muslim pilgrims...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
'Twixt Land and Sea is a collection of Joseph Conrad's three short stories—"A Smile of Fortune," "The Secret Sharer," and "Freya of the Seven Isles"—published together in a single volume as Conrad meant them to be.
In "A Smile of Fortune," a ship's captain meets the seemingly genial Mr. Jacobus and his irritable brother while embarking in the tropics. One a respectable businessman with a considerable reputation, the other a confessed
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Series
Everyman's library volume 88
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
xlii, 532 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
xlvii, 218 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In "Heart of Darkness, Captain Marlowe must wend his way up the African Congo to recover the missing Colonel Kurtz in one of the greatest steamship adventures ever told. As Marlowe's ship Nellie scrapes along the Congo, the voyage into the human soul, like the morass of steaming foliage along the banks, becomes increasingly dark and perilous. In addition to the Marlowe tales "Heart of Darkness and "Youth, this new volume includes Conrad's classic...
12) The secret agent
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An anarchist's desolation leads to his attempt to dynamite the Greenwich Observatory.
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Special collector's edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 355 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This duel feature includes Apocalypse Now (1979) and Apocalypse Now Redux (2001), plus over 2 hours of new bonus materials, including commentaries, rare, unseen footage and more!
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (530 min.) : silent, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jamaican Inn: An Irish orphan girl goes to live with an uncle who is discovered to be involved in a group of smuggling highwaymen ravaging the area.
Sabotage: An undercover Scotland yard detective infiltrates the home of a theatre operator who is suspected of sabotage.
The 39 steps: Character Richard Hanney stumbles into a conspiracy that involves him in a hectic chase across the Scottish moors.
Easy virtue: A woman goes through a divorce and attempts...
