Eastern skies, western seas / Joseph Conrad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 527 pages, 9 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

[First Carroll and Graf edition].

Place of Publication:

New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., [1990]

Summary:

This rich and varied collection of Joseph Conrad's finest writing is dramatic proof of his ability to chronicle man's adventures and achievements in foreign and often hostile environments, both on land and sea. The sweeping panorama of people, places and events observed and recorded in this volume brilliantly reflects Conrad's contribution to English literature. The content includes two novels-- 'Almeyer's Folly' and 'The Secret Agent' plus six short stories -- "Kamin: A Memory," "The Planter of Malata," "Falk," "Prince Roman," "Amy Foster," and "An Outpost of Progress."

Contents:

Almayer's folly

Karain: a memory

The planter of Malata

An outpost of progress

Falk

Prince Roman

Amy Foster

The secret agent.

Notes:

"First Carroll & Graf edition 1990."

Publisher's advertisements: [6] p. at end.

ISBN:

0881845957

9780881845952

OCLC:

22203068