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Chance: A Tale in Two Parts

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Book Description
Chance(1914) was the first of Conrad's novels to bring him popular success and it holds a unique place among his works. It tells the story of Flora de Barral, a vulnerable and abandoned young girl who is "like a beggar, without a right to anything but compassion." After her bankrupt father is imprisoned, she learns the harsh fact that a woman in her position "has no resources but in herse... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (125 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages416
ISBN-100192801740
ISBN-13978-0192801746
Publication Date12/05/2002
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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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About Martin Ray (Editor) : Martin Ray is a published editor. Published credits of Martin Ray include Chance (Oxford World's Classics).
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