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Joseph Conrad
Author
Publication Date
1899
Lexile Measure
910L
Summary
The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest. The flood had made, the wind was nearly calm, and being bound down the river, the only thing for it was to come to and wait for the turn of the tide. The sea-reach of the Thames stretched before us like the beginning of an interminable waterway. In the offing the sea and the sky were welded together without a joint, and in the luminous space the tanned...
2) Lord Jim
Author
Publication Date
1920
Lexile Measure
1120L
Summary
Adventures of a sailor who prowls the unmapped jungles of the Far East in search of the feudal warlord who is terrorizing the peace-loving natives.
Author
Publication Date
1914
Summary
In the microcosm of the sailing ship Narcissus, homeward bound from Bombay to London, Joseph Conrad creates an unforgettable drama of collective endurance and individual frailty. The crew, a diverse brotherhood of seasoned sailors, finds its unity and purpose tested by a single, enigmatic figure: James Wait, a dying West Indian black sailor who calls himself "the nigger of the 'Narcissus'."
Is Wait a genuine victim, a cynical malingerer, or an unconscious...
