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The Rescue, A Romance of the Shallows (1920) is one of Joseph Conrad's works contained in what is now sometimes called the Lingard Trilogy, a group of novels based on Conrad's experience as mate on the steamer Vidar. Although it was the last of the three novels to be published,... Read Full Overview

"The book is absorbingly interesting: dramatic, subtle, fascinating with allurement." ― The New York Times.
Captain Tom Lingard is on his way to help his friends, a Malay prince and princess, reclaim their stolen land when he gets distracted by a marooned yacht... Read Full Overview

A novel of political tension and personal conflict set within the colonial world of Southeast Asia, examining loyalty, isolation, and the limits of individual agency.

First published in 1920, The Rescue forms part of Joseph Conrad's series of novels... Read Full Overview

Sailing towards one of the islands of the Eastern Archipelago where his friend Hassim awaits help to regain his kingdom, Captain Tom Lingard is called to rescue an English yacht stranded on a sandbank. On board is beautiful Mrs. Travers, a woman from a wholly different world,... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The Rescue by Joseph Conrad The Rescue is one of Joseph Conrad's works contained in what is now sometimes called the 'Lingard Trilogy', a group of novels based... Read Full Overview

A novel of political tension and personal conflict set within the colonial world of Southeast Asia, examining loyalty, isolation, and the limits of individual agency.

First published in 1920, The Rescue forms part of Joseph Conrad's series of novels... Read Full Overview

The Rescue is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1920 but begun in the 1890s and set aside by Conrad to write The Nigger of the Narcissus. The novel concluded what is sometimes referred to as "The Lingard Trilogy", a group of novels based on Conrad's experience as mate on... Read Full Overview

We are happy to announce this classic book. Many of the books in our collection have not been published for decades and are therefore not broadly available to the readers. Our goal is to access the very large literary repository of general public books. The main contents of our... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About The Rescue by Joseph Conrad The Rescue is one of Joseph Conrad's works contained in what is now sometimes called the 'Lingard Trilogy', a... Read Full Overview

The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows is a novel written by Joseph Conrad. The story is set in the late 19th century and revolves around the rescue of a young woman named Lena from a remote island in the Malay Archipelago. The protagonist of the story, Tom Lingard, is a trader... Read Full Overview

""The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows"" is a novel written by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1920. The story is set in the Malay Archipelago and follows the journey of Tom Lingard, a trader who is determined to rescue a young woman named Edith Travers from the clutches of... Read Full Overview