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Published posthumously in 1925, Suspense is set in Genoa in early 1815. This edition of Conrad's last novel, established through modern textual scholarship, presents the text in a form more authoritative than any so far printed. The introduction situates the novel in Conrad's... Read Full Overview

Set in early 19th-century Italy during Napoleon's tightening grip on Europe, this unfinished novel follows an English naval officer sent on a covert mission into enemy-held territory. Disguised and operating in secrecy, he becomes entangled with royalist rebels, mysterious... Read Full Overview

Set in early 19th-century Italy during Napoleon's tightening grip on Europe, this unfinished novel follows an English naval officer sent on a covert mission into enemy-held territory. Disguised and operating in secrecy, he becomes entangled with royalist rebels, mysterious... Read Full Overview

Joseph Conrad, born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, (1857-1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. He is regarded as one of the greatest English novelists, which is even more notable because he did not learn to speak English well until he... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

"Suspense: A Napoleonic Novel" by Joseph Conrad plunges readers into a world of intrigue and espionage during the tumultuous Napoleonic Wars. This meticulously republished historical fiction classic explores the shadowy corners of conflict as Europe braces against Napoleon's... Read Full Overview