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The irony of the mind is the psychological twist that propels an old man to persuade a young woman to wait for his son, whom he is convinced will return "To-morrow".

Classic shortish story by Conrad that relates his self-thought alienation from British society, as a young foreign man survives a shipwreck off the coast of Kent, England only to be shunned by most of the townsfolk. The one exception is the loving, if dull-witted, Miss Foster.

Idealistic parson's son Jim goes to sea thirsting for adventure as the mate of the pilgrim ship Patna. However, when disaster looms, Jim is persuaded by his crewmates to abandon the ship, leaving the vessel and hundreds of passengers to their fate. But with his life in ruins, Jim alone has the courage to face up to the public censure which follows, piquing the interest of Captain Marlow, who befriends Jim and relates the tale of the young man's attempts to come to terms with his guilt and make an honorable future for himself.

"The Point of Honor" is a military tale by Joseph Conrad. Established throughout the Napoleonic Wars, this tale introduces two French Hussar officers, D'Hubert and Feraud. Their dispute over an originally trivial event turns into a nasty, long-drawn out skirmish featuring numerous classic sword duels over the subsequent fifteen years, intertwined with the larger military conflict that provides its backdrop.

Conrad influyó de manera decisiva en la novela moderna y es considerado como uno de los más grandes escritores modernos en lengua inglesa, cuya obra explora la vulnerabilidad y la inestabilidad moral del ser humano.

Joseph Conrad’s novel The Secret Agent (1907) is a tragic tale based on the themes of espionage, double agents, anarchism, and terrorism. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Verloc, who works as a spy for an unnamed country. When he becomes involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory, things go haywire, revealing an unholy mess that involves politicians, policemen, foreign diplomats, and London's high society.

"La folie et le désespoir ! Qu'on me donne cela comme levier, et je ferai bouger le monde". Verloc, espion infiltrant le milieu anarchiste, se voit sommé de commettre un attentat retentissant, sous peine de se voir retirer ses rétributions. Mais personne dans son entourage, à commencer par sa femme, ne sait rien de ses activités parallèles. Tout se gâte réellement lorsque Stevie, le frère attardé mental de la femme de M. Verloc, s'intéresse aux agissements de son beau-frère.

"Lord Jim" is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in "Blackwood's Magazine" from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event is the abandonment of a ship in distress by its crew including the young British seaman Jim. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked "Lord Jim" #85 on its list of the 100 best English language novels of the 20th century.

Joseph Conrad schildert in seinem berühmten Meisterwerk die Reise von Kapitän Marlow in den Kongo, in das "Herz der Finsternis": Mit seinem kleinen Dampfboot fährt Marlow im Auftrag einer belgischen Handelsgesellschaft den Kongo-Fluss hinauf zu einer fernen Außenstation im Inneren des Landes. Dort trifft er den düsteren und zwielichtigen Elfenbeinhändler Kurtz, der mit dem Tode ringt.

Marlow, agente comercial británico, se ve obligado a remontar el río Congo en busca de su compañero Kurtz, el jefe de una explotación de marfil que al parecer ha cruzado la línea que separa el bien del mal y se ha entregado con placer a las más terribles atrocidades. A medida que el barco avance por territorios cada vez más inhóspitos, Marlow se irá construyendo una imagen mitificada de Kurtz.

An upper-middle class peasant inherits his father's farm, which he hopes to pass on to his children. When the twin boys are born, there is joy in the family until they realize that they are severely retarded - to use the term of the day, idiots. And then another son is born, also an idiot. In desperation, Jean Pierre joins the church, which he has no use for, and a daughter is born. Another idiot. Jean Pierre becomes even more angry and abusive to his wife, whom he blames for producing four idiots.

Marlow—the narrator of Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness—tells the story of his first voyage to the exotic, romantic East, as a 20-year-old second officer of the ancient barque Judea. It is a story of almost comical disaster—and of the resilience of youthful hope and enthusiasm.

London, 1886: Auf den ersten Blick führt Adolf Verloc ein beschauliches Leben. Gemeinsam mit seiner Familie wohnt er in den Hinterräumen seines kleinen Ladens in Soho. Doch der Schein trügt. Als Geheimagent liefert Verloc brisante Informationen aus den anarchistischen Kreisen, in denen er verkehrt, an eine ausländische Botschaft und plant in deren Auftrag schließlich sogar einen Bombenanschlag. Das Attentat misslingt und zieht eine Spirale aus Hass und Mord nach sich.

A mesmerizing collection of 30 wonderful stories by great classic writers. 1. The Invisible Man by G. K. Chesterton 2. At the Farmhouse by E. F. Benson 3. The Parasite by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 4. The Watcher by the Threshold by John Buchan 5. Query by Seamark 6. The Man of the Night by Edgar Wallace 7. The Earl, the Warder and the Wayward Heiress by J. S. Fletcher 8. Afterward by Edith Wharton 9. The Murderer by Perceval Gibbon 10. The Idiot by Arnold Bennett 11. Oh Liberty by W. Pett Ridge

Lord Jim is a riveting story of courage and cowardice, self-knowledge and growth. This story follows the fortunes of Jim, first mate of a ship named Patna, which is abandoned along with the passengers. Jim suffers shame in court for "dereliction of duty". And in abandoning his responsibilities, Jim is always on the run from his past, which affects all his relationships. Only in a faraway culture and settlement - a small island in Malay Peninsula - does he find respect and marriage.

Hosted by Ralph Richardson, these big-name productions also included the creme de la creme of acting talents from John Gielgud, Robert Morley and Orson Welles to Trevor Howard, Michael Redgrave and Laurence Olivier. They were based on works by the world's leading authors, among them Charles Dickens, Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Anton Chekhov. These are but a few of whose company we shall be keeping as we raise the curtain on our first instalment of theatrical history.

Heart of Darkness, a novel by Joseph Conrad, was originally a three-part series in Blackwood's Magazine in 1899. It is a story within a story, following a character named Charlie Marlow, who recounts his adventure to a group of men onboard an anchored ship. The story told is of his early life as a ferry boat captain. Although his job was to transport ivory downriver, Charlie develops an interest in investing an ivory procurement agent, Kurtz, who is employed by the government.

Mit diesem Roman gelang Joseph Conrad der Durchbruch. Spiel des Zufalls machte den bereits 56-jährigen Schriftsteller zum gemachten Mann - bis dahin war Conrad immer auf Mäzene angewiesen gewesen. In zwei Teilen erzählt der berühmte Kapitän Marlow die Geschichte von Flora de Barral und ihrer Liebe zum Kapitän Anthony. Conrads meisterliche Erzählweise wird in diesem Werk offenbar; den Hörern bleibt es selbst überlassen, die Verbindungen zwischen den Ereignissen herzustellen. Ein absolutes Meisterwerk der Romankunst.

Jim ist ein junger Seemann und erster Offizier auf der Patna, die auf der Reise nach Mekka ist, um Pilger dorthin zu bringen. Als ein Unglück passiert, verlässt die pflichtvergessene Crew das Schiff - auch Jim, der eigentlich an Bord bleiben wollte. Aber das Schiff sinkt nicht, sondern wird in Sicherheit gebracht. Jim muss sich seiner Verantwortung stellen... Ein vielschichtiger, außerordentlich erfolgreicher Roman, dessen Erzähler einmal mehr der geheimnisvolle Charles Marlow ist.

Joseph Conrads berühmtes Meisterwerk Herz der Finsternis ist die packende und abenteuerliche Erzählung von Kapitän Marlows Reise in den Kongo und eine erschütternde Anklage gegen Unmenschlichkeit und Ausbeutung...