Joseph Conrad published by DemoPublisher
History, Bio & Memoir
published 539 days ago
about 36442 words

I am informed that in criticizing that literature which preys on strange people and prowls in far-off countries, under the shade of palms, in the unsheltered glare of sunbeaten beaches, amongst honest cannibals and the more sophisticated pioneers of our glorious virtues, a lady—distinguished in the world of letters—summed up her disapproval of it by saying that the tales it produced were "de-civilized." And in that sentence not only the tales but, I apprehend, the strange people and the far-off countries also, are finally condemned in a verdict of contemptuous dislike...

Chap. #	Title	# Words
1	ALMAYER'S FOLLY	430
2	AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS	1523
3	NIGGER OF THE 'NARCISSUS'	460
4	PREFACE	1699
5	TALES OF UNREST	1324
6	LORD JIM	789
7	YOUTH	1099
8	TYPHOON	1433
9	NOSTROMO	2574
10	MIRROR OF THE SEA	993
11	THE SECRET AGENT	2657
12	A SET OF SIX	1451
13	UNDER WESTERN EYES	1027
14	A PERSONAL RECORD	2518
15	A FAMILIAR PREFACE	3366
16	TWIXT LAND AND SEA	1140
17	CHANCE	1199
18	WITHIN THE TIDES	1542
19	NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION	411
20	VICTORY	3006
21	THE SHADOW-LINE	1228
22	ARROW OF GOLD	2059
23	THE RESCUE	1318
24	NOTES ON LIFE AND LETTERS	1196