Joseph Conrad (Hampson Robert)(Paperback)

Joseph Conrad (Hampson Robert)(Paperback)

Joseph Conrad is widely recognized as one of the greatest writers of the early twentieth century. Robert Hampson traces Conrad's life from his childhood in a Russian penal colony, through his early manhood in Marseille and his years in the British Merchant Navy, to his career as a novelist. This

Nostromo (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Lord Jim: A Tale (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback)

Lord Jim (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Heart of Darkness (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Victory: An Island Tale (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback)

Heart of Darkness (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Heart of Darkness (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Victory: An Island Tale (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback)

One of the most powerful and psychologically compelling novels from Joseph Conrad, author of Lord Jim and Heart of DarknessAxel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback)

Joseph Conrad's dark satire on English society In the only novel Conrad set in London, The Secret Agent communicates a profoundly ironic view of human affairs. The story is woven around an attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894 masterminded by Verloc, a Russian spy working for the police, and

Stories of the Sea(Pevná vazba)

Classic adventure stories by Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling, Stephen Crane, Robert Louis Stevenson and Jack London mix with marvellously imaginative tales by Isak Dinesen, Patricia Highsmith and

Dawn Watch - Joseph Conrad in a Global World (Jasanoff Maya)(Paperback / softback)

Heart of Darkness (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback)

Acclaimed illustrator Peter Kuper delivers a visually immersive and profound adaptation of Joseph Conrad's controversial classic that 'doesn't just retell the book but] destabilizes it, forcing a reconsideration' (Etelka Lechoczy, NPR). Longtime admirers of the novella will appreciate his

Černoch z lodi Narcissus - Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad ve svém románu nastoluje stale aktuální otázky rasismu, soucitu, solidarity a smyslu lidského života vůbec.Černoch z lodi Narcissus, Námořní příběh patří mezi nejpodařenější Conradovy rané práce. Současně jde o přelom v jeho tvorbě, jelikož právě touto

Hardy, Conrad and the Senses (Epstein Hugh)(Paperback)

Explores 'scenic realism' in the major novels of Thomas Hardy and Joseph Conrad Offers the first book-length study of connections between these two major authors bringing new approaches to bear on often-taught works Provides an understanding of impressionist styles of writing that is drawn from

Sailing Towards Poland with Joseph Conrad (Szczypien Jean M.)(Pevná vazba)

Joseph Conrad ingeniously buried images from Polish literature and culture into his works. Once recognized, these references alter the accepted meanings of the texts. In an interview that was published in Kuryer Polski (in the then Polish city of Ostrawa, now in the Czech Republic) on 26 August

The Secret Sharer and Other Stories (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback)

The stories in this Norton Critical Edition maintain the connection and sequencing that Joseph Conrad saw among them. In his 'Author's Note' to 'Twixt Land and Sea, Conrad writes of his two 'Calm-pieces' ('The Secret Sharer' and The Shadow-Line) and his two 'Storm-pieces' (The Nigger of the

Heart of Darkness/Herz der Finsternis - Bilingual Parallel Text in English/Deutsch (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

Heart of Darkness: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback)

Joseph Conrad's enduring portrait of the ugliness of colonialism in a deluxe edition with a gripping cover by Hellboy artist Mike Mignola. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Heart of Darkness is the thrilling tale of Marlow, a seaman and wanderer

Heart of Darkness/The Congo Diary (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback)

Joseph Conrad's enduring portrait of the ugliness of colonialism. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Heart of Darkness is the thrilling tale of Marlow, a seaman and wanderer recounting his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous

Stellaris: People of the Stars (Hampson Robert E.)(Paperback)

NEW STORIES AND ESSAYS FROM TOP AUTHORS AND EXPERT SCIENTISTS. Explorations of how interstellar travel may affect humanity by best-selling authors and scientists. BECOMING THE PEOPLE OF THE STARS Fundamental transformation. That is what it may take to reach our final destination. And we may not

Heart of Darkness (Conrad Joseph)(Paperback)

On a boat in the Thames estuary, Marlow tells his travelling companions of his reconnaissance expedition for a Belgian trading company to its most remote outpost in central Africa, which brought him on the trail of the elusive Kurtz, a brilliant idealist gone rogue. His account relates not only the

Heart of Darkness: & Other Stories (Conrad Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books

Heart Of Darkness (Conrad Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

In a novella which remains highly controversial to this day, Conrad explores the relations between Africa and Europe. But there he encounters Kurtz, an idealist apparently crazed and depraved by his power over the natives, and the meeting prompts Marlowe to reflect on the darkness at the heart of