Selected Short Stories [antikvár]

Publisher's Note This collection of eleven short stories by Joseph Conrad ranges from those written in 1898 to 1925, a year after his death. The opening two, 'An Outpost of Progress' and The Lagoon' were penned by him mainly to earn money from their appearances in the prevalent magazine market. Conrad had termed 'The Outpost' as 'the lightest part of the loot carried from Central Africa' he had worked in Belgian Congo in 1890. Whilst The Lagoon' and 'Karain' are highly stimulating Malay tales with all the essential ingredients of love, betrayal and conflict, his 'Youth and 'Amy Foster' are epics of the sea and the ship-wrecked. The others like 'An Anarchist' and 'The Informer' are skeptically humorous depictions of the revolutionary spirit. Conrad's 'Secret Sharer' is an exciting psychological narrative. If one is looking for an action-packed sketch of bewildered outrage, turn to 'II Conde' and The Tale'. Not to be missed is his story on the glory of heroism: 'Prince Roman' that has Conrad's native Polish backdrop of 1831 revolt. Wilco has been bringing out the finest Classic titles since 1958. Now the thrust of our endeavour is to extend the list and present more of these treasures to our readers, at the most affordable prices