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Amy Foster

Amy Foster is a short story written by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1901. The story is set in rural England and follows the life of a young girl named Amy Foster, who is ostracized by her community due to her foreign background. Despite her isolation, Amy falls in love with... Read Full Overview

A poor emigrant from Central Europe sailing from Hamburg to America is shipwrecked off the coast of England. The residents of nearby villages, at first unaware of the sinking, and hence of the possibility of survivors, regard him as a dangerous tramp and madman. He speaks no... Read Full Overview

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Amy Foster is a short story by Joseph Conrad written in 1901, first published in the Illustrated London News (December 1901). Description from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

"Amy Foster" is a short story by Joseph Conrad written in 1901, first published in the Illustrated London News, and collected in Typhoon and Other Stories

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Classic short story by Conrad that relates his self-thought alienation from British society, as a young foreign man survives a shipwreck off the coast of Kent, England only to be shunned by most of the townsfolk. The one exception is the loving, if dull-witted, Miss Foster.

Classic short story by Conrad that relates his self-thought alienation from British society, as a young foreign man survives a shipwreck off the coast of Kent, England only to be shunned by most of the townsfolk. The one exception is the loving, if dull-witted, Miss Foster.

"Amy Foster" is a story by Joseph Conrad written in 1901. A poor emigrant from Central Europe sailing from Hamburg to America is shipwrecked off the coast of England. The residents of nearby villages, at first unaware of the sinking, and hence of the possibility of survivors,... Read Full Overview

""Amy Foster"" is a short story written by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1901. The story follows the life of a young Polish immigrant named Yanko Goorall who is shipwrecked off the coast of England. He is rescued by a group of locals who are initially suspicious of him due... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: Amy Foster by Joseph Conrad

Reproduction of the original: Amy Foster by Joseph Conrad

"Amy Foster" is a short story by Joseph Conrad written in 1901, first published in the Illustrated London News, and collected in Typhoon and Other Stories.

Kennedy is a country doctor, and lives in Colebrook, on the shores of Eastbay. The high ground rising abruptly behind the red roofs of the little town crowds the quaint High Street against the wall which defends it from the sea. Beyond the sea-wall there curves for miles in a... Read Full Overview

""Amy Foster"" is a poignant tale that encapsulates romance and melancholy, overflowing with deep emotions. At first glance, it appears to be a moving narrative about a shipwreck survivor's attempts to integrate into a local community. However, the story reveals deeper layers... Read Full Overview

Discover the Timeless Tale of Love and Isolation Step into the hauntingly beautiful world of *Amy Foster*, a poignant novella by the legendary Joseph Conrad. This captivating story, long out of print and now lovingly republished by Alpha Editions, invites readers to explore the... Read Full Overview

Amy Foster is a short story written by Joseph Conrad, a Polish-British author, and published in 1901. The story is set in rural England and follows the life of a young woman named Amy Foster who is shunned by her community due to her foreign background. Amy is a Ukrainian immigrant... Read Full Overview

Amy Foster" is a short story by Joseph Conrad written in 1901, first published in the Illustrated London News (December 1901). A poor emigrant from Central Europe sailing from Hamburg to America is shipwrecked off the coast of England. The residents of nearby villages, at first... Read Full Overview