The nigger of the Narcissus and other stories 4 editions
“My task... is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel - it is, before all, to make you see. That - and no more, and it is everything. If I succeed, you shall find there, according to your deserts, encouragement, consolation, fear, charm, all you demand - and, perhaps, also that glimpse of truth for which you have forgotten to ask” Conrad, from the preface to "The Nigger of the Narcissus. "Narcissus was a real ship, a pretty Clyde built semi-clipper and Conrad sailed on her as second mate. Conrad's descriptions of life on the “heartless sea” and the operation of sailing ships are indisputably work of the highest authenticity and rank amongst the canon of must-reads for anyone seriously interested in the subject. Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation.
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4 editions First published in 1950
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December 30, 1963, Penguin (Non-Classics)
The Nigger of the `Narcissus' and Other Stories (Penguin Modern Classics)
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December 30, 1963, Penguin (Non-Classics)
The Nigger of the `Narcissus' and Other Stories (Penguin Modern Classics)
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History Created October 15, 2009 · 5 revisions
| October 18, 2011 | Edited by WorkBot | merge works |
| August 4, 2011 | Edited by the_kicker | Edited without comment. |
| April 1, 2011 | Edited by Philip Tidman | added a brief synopsis of a short story collection |
| March 17, 2010 | Edited by WorkBot | merge works |
| October 15, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |