The Shadow-Line: A Confession
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A young and inexperienced sea captain finds that his first command leaves him with a ship stranded in tropical seas and a crew smitten with fever. As he wrestles with his conscience and with the increasing sense of isolation that he experiences, the captain crosses the 'shadow-line' between youth and adulthood. In many ways an autobiographical narrative, Conrad's novella was written at the start o... More
Book Information
Publisher | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Binding | Paperback (19 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 160 |
ISBN-10 | 0140180974 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0140180978 |
Publication Date | 01/05/1993 |
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About Joseph Conrad (Author) : Joseph Conrad (born Teodor Józef Konrad Nałęcz-Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-born novelist who spent most of his adult life in Britain. Some of his works have been l... more
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