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How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad An Outcast of the Islands is the second novel by Joseph Conrad. The novel details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter. The story features Conrad's recurring character Tom Lingard, who also appears in Almayer's Folly and The Rescue, in addition to sharing other characters with those novels. It is considered to be underrated as a work of literature for many. Conrad romanticizes the jungle environment and its inhabitants in a similar style to his "Heart of Darkness".

Running Away Doesn't Always Remove the Problem“It's only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.” - Joseph Conrad, An Outcast of the Islands This second novel of Conrad details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter.

I have been known as a creator of the ocean, of the tropics, a descriptive author - and also a realist. But as a count number of truth all my issue has been with the 'perfect' cost of things, events and those. That and not anything else - Joseph ConradWhen Willems stepped off the directly and narrow path of his own abnormal honesty he idea it might be a brief episode - a sentence in brackets, so to talk - within the flowing story of his existence. But Willems become incorrect, for he was approximately to embark on a voyage of discovery and self-discovery that could trade, if not smash, the reset of his existence. Marooned by his personal humans on the shore of a Malayan island, Willems is caught within the grip of his personal vulnerability and corruption.An Outcast of the Islands turned into handiest Conrad's second novel, but in its subject matter, in its impressionistic use of scenery, and, and over all, in the large richness and energy of the writing, it predicts Conrad's function as a literary discern of the highest rank.The cowl indicates a element from Old Boathouse and Riverside Vegetation, Sarawak via Marianne North.

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An Outcast of the Islands, published in 1896, is the second novel written by Joseph Conrad. The plot centers around Peter Willems, an immoral man who runs away from a scandal and finds refuge in a small native village. The novel is notable for Conrad's romantic portrayal of the jungle environment. Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British writer who is considered to be one of the greatest authors in English literature. Conrad's books contain much of the elements seen in 19th-century realism but his modernistic writing also influenced many great authors that followed including Faulkner, Hemingway, and Orwell. Conrad wrote classics in many different genres and many of his works were based off his experiences at sea as a British merchant marine.

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad An Outcast of the Islands is the second novel by Joseph Conrad. The novel details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter. The story features Conrad's recurring character Tom Lingard, who also appears in Almayer's Folly and The Rescue, in addition to sharing other characters with those novels. It is considered to be underrated as a work of literature for many. Conrad romanticizes the jungle environment and its inhabitants in a similar style to his "Heart of Darkness".

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About An Outcast of the Islands by Joseph Conrad An Outcast of the Islands is the second novel by Joseph Conrad. The novel details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter. The story features Conrad's recurring character Tom Lingard, who also appears in Almayer's Folly and The Rescue, in addition to sharing other characters with those novels. It is considered to be underrated as a work of literature for many. Conrad romanticizes the jungle environment and its inhabitants in a similar style to his "Heart of Darkness".