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The Secret Agent, Joseph Conrad

The Secret Agent

By Joseph Conrad

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Secret agent Mr. Adolph Verloc operates from a seedy Soho shop, where he deals in pornography and espionage. Idle, treacherous, and self-righteous, he makes the life of his wife, Winnie, one of... read more

Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad

Lord Jim

By Joseph Conrad

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Lord Jim tells the story of a young, idealistic Englishman—"as unflinching as a hero in a book"—who is disgraced by a single act of cowardice while serving as an officer on the Patna, a... read more

Typhoon, Joseph Conrad

Typhoon

By Joseph Conrad

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In Typhoon, Joseph Conrad reveals, in the steadfast courage of an undemonstrative captain and the imaginative readiness of his young first mate, the differences between instinct and intelligence in a... read more

Nostromo, Joseph Conrad

Nostromo

By Joseph Conrad

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Set in the fictional South American country of Costaguana, Nostromo explores the volatile politics and crippling greed surrounding the San Tomé silver mine. The story of power, love,... read more

Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

By Joseph Conrad

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This classic tale of intrigue, mystery and adventure takes place on the ivory harvesting and trade route in the Congo, in the depths of Africa. In this book, Marlow, a sea captain on a ship at... read more

Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

By Joseph Conrad

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'...he seemed to stare... with that wide and immense stare embracing, condemning, loathing all the universe. I seemed to hear the whispered cry, "The horror! The... read more

Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

By Joseph Conrad

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Marlow, the story's narrator, tells his friends of an experience in the British Congo where he once ran a river steamer for a trading company. He tells of the ivory traders' cruel exploitation of the... read more

The Shadow-Line, Joseph Conrad

The Shadow-Line

By Joseph Conrad

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Written at the start of World War I when his son Borys was at the Western Front, The Shadow-Line is Conrad's effort to open man's eyes to the meaning of war through the story of a young,... read more

Under Western Eyes, Joseph Conrad

Under Western Eyes

By Joseph Conrad

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Under Western Eyes, Conrad's novel of political treachery and oppression, begins with a bomb that kills a hated Russian minister of police, along with innocent bystanders. A young student named... read more

Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad

Lord Jim

By Joseph Conrad

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Lord Jim is a riveting story of courage and cowardice, self-knowledge and... read more