One of Joseph Conrad's most popular works, this rich, complex tale provides an account of the woebegone heiress Flora de Barral, whose dearth of life experience has left her virtually incapable of caring for herself. Narrated from several different...
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One of Joseph Conrad's most popular works, this rich, complex tale provides an account of the woebegone heiress Flora de Barral, whose dearth of life experience has left her virtually incapable of caring for herself. Narrated from several different points of view, this book is a fine example of the literary virtuosity that has prompted many critics to name Conrad as one the greatest English fiction stylists
Title; Contents; Preface; PART ONE; Chapter 1 - Young Powell and His Chance; Chapter 2 - The Fynes and the Girl-Friend; Chapter 3 - Thrift-And the Child; Chapter 4 - The Governess; Chapter 5 - The Tea-Party; Chapter 6 - Flora; Chapter 7 - On the Pavement; PART TWO; Chapter 1 - The Ferndale; Chapter 2 - Young Powell Sees and Hears; Chapter 3 - Devoted Servants-And the Light of a Flare; Chapter 4 - Anthony and Flora; Chapter 5 - The Great de Barral; Chapter 6 - A Moonless Night, Thick with Stars Above, Very Dark on the Water;
