Conrad's first novel in English takes place in Indonesia, where a Dutch colonial whose business has failed wishes to escape the island and his malignant marriage. His only hope is to marry his daughter off to a European so he can leave with her - but...
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Conrad's first novel in English takes place in Indonesia, where a Dutch colonial whose business has failed wishes to escape the island and his malignant marriage. His only hope is to marry his daughter off to a European so he can leave with her - but his daughter has her own ideas about the kind of life she prefers. Raised in Borneo, she wants only to remain there and is, in fact, being courted by a local princeling