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For a long time after the course of the steamer Sofala had been altered for the land, the low swampy coast had retained its appearance of a mere smudge of darkness beyond a belt of glitter. The sunrays seemed to fall violently upon the calm sea-seemed to shatter themselves upon... Read Full Overview

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First published in 1902.

Joseph Conrad (Polish pronunciation: born J zef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski; 3 December 1857 - 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language.He joined the British merchant marine in 1878, and was granted British... Read Full Overview

A legally blind Captain must continue to pilot his ship in order to provide for his family. As with all of Conrad's work The End of the Tether takes place in a bleak uncaring universe where tragedy is just around the corner.

"Joseph Conrads unverkennbarer Stil vor der gro artig-m?rchenhaften Kulisse der malaysischen Tropen: Menschen zwischen Ehre und Heroismus, magische Naturbeschreibungen, faszinierend gezeichnete und mitunter ?berzeichnete Figuren." Redaktion Gr?ls-Verlag (Edition Werke der Weltliteratur)... Read Full Overview

"Joseph Conrads unverkennbarer Stil vor der gro artig-m?rchenhaften Kulisse der malaysischen Tropen: Menschen zwischen Ehre und Heroismus, magische Naturbeschreibungen, faszinierend gezeichnete und mitunter ?berzeichnete Figuren." Redaktion Gr?ls-Verlag (Edition Werke der Weltliteratur)... Read Full Overview

Joseph Conrad: Das Ende vom Lied The End of the Tether, 1902. Hier in der deutschen ?bersetzung von Ernst Wolfgang Freissler, Berlin, S. Fischer Verlag, 1926. Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2020. Der Text dieser Ausgabe wurde behutsam an die neue deutsche... Read Full Overview

Joseph Conrad: Das Ende vom Lied The End of the Tether, 1902. Hier in der deutschen ?bersetzung von Ernst Wolfgang Freissler, Berlin, S. Fischer Verlag, 1926. Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2020. Der Text dieser Ausgabe wurde behutsam an die neue deutsche... Read Full Overview

The End of the Tether is a novella by Joseph Conrad, written in 1902. It was collected in Youth, a Narrative and Two Other Stories and published by William Blackwood in 1902. The other stories in the trio were Youth and Heart of Darkness. The story is about an old, widowed, merchant-service... 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 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

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 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