An Outcast of the Islands
by CONRAD, JOSEPH
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- Hardcover
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Conrad’s Second novel (An Outcast of the Islands) is about the colonial enterprise and their faults while they take a region. The characters are complex and deep. It makes for a great read.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. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.
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- Title
- An Outcast of the Islands
- Author
- CONRAD, JOSEPH
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T Fisher Unwin 1896
- Keywords
- modern first edition joseph conrad british polish literature sea maritime colonialism colonial edition indonesia indonesian
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