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"The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'" by Joseph Conrad is a compelling novella that delves into the complexities of human relationships and the harsh realities of life at sea. Set aboard the merchant ship Narcissus, the story unfolds against the backdrop of a tumultuous sea voyage... Read Full Overview

A dying sailor casts a pall over the other crew members of the Narcissus, as it sails home to London from Bombay.

Corrections and emendations have been made on the basis of a thorough collation of all extant versions of the novel. The text is annotated and is followed by a detailed Textual Appendix consisting of materials on the textual history and present text, a list of textual variants,... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About The Nigger of the Narcissus by Joseph Conrad The Nigger of the 'Narcissus': A Tale of the Sea is a novella by Joseph Conrad. Because of its... Read Full Overview

(This Study Edition contains extra wide margins on each page to enable notes to be made.) James Wait is a dying West Indian black sailor on board the merchant ship Narcissus sailing from Bombay to London. Wait becomes seriously ill during the voyage, and his plight arouses the... Read Full Overview

When a black sailor with tuberculosis boards the Narcissus, the shadow of death falls across the ship and the lingering gloom brings out both the best and the worst in the crew. The harsh endurance test of survival at sea, magnified by the dying sailor's condition, sends the... Read Full Overview

"The unfortunately titled The Nigger of the "Narcissus" (titled The Children of the Sea in the first American edition) is an exciting sea adventure novel and Joseph Conrad's best work of his early period. In fact, were it not for the book's title, it undoubtedly would be read... Read Full Overview

The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' A Tale of the Forecastle (also subtitled A Tale of the Sea and published in the United States as The Children of the Sea) is an 1897 novella by Joseph Conrad. Because of its quality compared to earlier works, some critics have described it as... Read Full Overview

The Nigger of the Narcissus, a Tale of the ForecastleBy Joseph Conrad

The Nigger of the 'Narcissus': A Tale of the Forecastle (1897; also subtitled A Tale of the Sea and published in the US as The Children of the Sea) is a novella by Joseph Conrad. Because of its quality compared to earlier works, some have described it as marking the start of... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Children of the Sea (1897) is a novella by Joseph Conrad. The story originally appeared with a title featuring a racial slur, a subject of controversy even before Chinua Achebe published his monumental essay "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness.'"... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

JOSEPH CONRAD (1857-1924) was one of the most remarkable figures in English literature. Born in Poland, and originally named Josef Teodor Konrad Walecz Korzeniowski, he went to sea at the age of seventeen and eventually joined the crew of an English vessel,... Read Full Overview