Книга: Joseph Conrad «Heart of Darkness&Other Stories»
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Серия: "Wordsworth Classics" Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which, as the author intended, is capable of many interpretations. Set in the Congo during the period of rapid colonial expansion in the 19th century, the story deals with the highly disturbing effects of economic, social and political exploitation of European and African societies and the cataclysmic behaviour this induced in some individuals. Издательство: "Wordsworth" (1995)
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| The Selected Works of Joseph Conrad | "Lord Jim", first published in 1900, confirmed Conrad's place in literature as one of the first 'modernists' of English letters. Set in the Malay Archipelago, not only does the novel provide a… — Wordsworth Editions Limited, (формат: 150x235, 1374 стр.) Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
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| Three Sea Stories. Typhoon. Falk. The Shadow-Line | As these three specially commissioned stories amply demonstrate, Conrad is our greatest writer of the sea. His characters are tested by dramatic events "that show in the light of day the inner worth… — Wordsworth Editions Limited, (формат: 125x200, 304 стр.) Wordsworth Classics Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
| Heart of Darkness&Other Stories | Generally regarded as the pre-eminent work of Conrad's shorter fiction, Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which, as the author intended, is capable of many interpretations. Set in the… — Wordsworth Editions Limited, (формат: 125x195, 240 стр.) Wordsworth Classics Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
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| Selected Short Stories | This specially commissioned selection of Conrad's short stories includes favourites such as Youth, a modern epic of the sea; The Secret Sharer, a thrilling psychological drama; An Outpost of… — Wordsworth, Wordsworth Classics Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
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| Oxford Bookworms Library 4: Lord Jim | A hundred years ago a seaman's life was full of danger, but Jim, the first mate on board the Patna, is not afraid of danger. He is young, strong, confident of his bravery. He dreams of great… — Oxford University Press, Oxford Bookworms Library Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
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| An Outcast Of The Islands | A run of bad luck at cards, the failure of a small speculation undertaken on his own account, an unexpected demand for money from one or another member of the Da Souza family--and almost before he… — Книга по Требованию, - Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
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| Heart of Darkness (+ Audio CD) | Marlow, a merchant sailor, travels through colonial Africa. He makes a perilous journey by steamboat to rescue Kurtz, an agent, who is seriously ill. He arrives at Kurtz’s station to find that the… — CIDEB, Reading&Training Подробнее... | бумажная книга | ||
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