‘It was as if the sea, breaking down the wall protecting all the homes of the town, had sent a wave over her head’ . . .
Set in a desolate English port, Conrad’s spare, savage turn-of-the-century story of lives haunted by the sea. One of Conrad’s most powerful, gripping stories.
[ Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) ]
Little Black Classics celebrates Penguin’s 80th birthday, introducing 80 works from the classics.
‘It was as if the sea, breaking down the wall protecting all the homes of the town, had sent a wave over her head’ . . .
Set in a desolate English port, Conrad’s spare, savage turn-of-the-century story of lives haunted by the sea. One of Conrad’s most powerful, gripping stories.
[ Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) ]
Little Black Classics celebrates Penguin’s 80th birthday, introducing 80 works from the classics.