Tag: Joseph Conrad

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Lord Jim summary

The text for Lord Jim can be found at Project Gutenberg. A free audio version can be downloaded from the LibriVox site. This post is the best spot for any comments on the book. Below are the links for resources and posts for the book: Online resources for Joseph Conrad Lord Jim discussion: Chapters 1 […]

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Lord Jim (1965 movie)

The 1965 movie version of Lord Jim, directed by Richard Brooks and starring Peter O’Toole as Jim is a visually beautiful film to watch. Other notables in the cast include James Mason as Gentleman Brown, Eli Wallach as an oppressive general, Dahlia Lavi as the Patusan girl (Jim calls her Jewel in the book) and […]

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The Shadow-Line

The text for The Shadow-Line can be found at Project Gutenberg. Joseph Conrad’s The Shadow-Line is a reminiscence of the narrator obtaining his first command in addition to his first voyage as captain. The young sailor meets all kinds of challenges and crises, overcoming them mostly with help he doesn’t recognize, and advances over the […]

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Heart of Darkness

I’m sure that almost everything that can be said about Heart of Darkness has already been said (except for someone writing a dissertation on some of the minutiae). But I’ll throw a few things together anyway. First, the text can be found on Project Gutenberg. A free audio reading of it can be found on […]

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Joseph Conrad online resources

There is a lot available online about Joseph Conrad and his work. This doesn’t pretend to be a comprehensive list, but the links (to date) I’ve found helpful: Joseph Conrad’s Wikipedia entry. While I already knew some about him, his personal life is as interesting as his works. Conrad’s online texts at Project Gutenberg Free […]