false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171703125m/115496.jpg 115496 1 Contained within this volume are two of Joseph Conrad's great tales of the sea, "The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'" and "The Secret Sharer." Drawing from his own experiences as a seaman, Conrad's writing is rich with the details of a life lived at sea. In "The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'" a ship's crew struggles with morale as a black member of the crew lay dying. In the shorter work "The Secret Sharer" a captain on his night watch discovers an officer that has come aboard has been accused of a murder. In both works through the context of a voyage at sea Conrad masterfully explores the psychological and moral issues that are at the heart of mankind. 111221 1 1 2005 The Nigger of the Narcissus and the Secret Sharer total:154|5:37|4:63|3:47|2:5|1:2| 154 590 192 8 3 1 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 07:29:56 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 22:08:45 -0700 2009
A work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line. And art itself may be defined as a single-minded attempt to render the highest kind of justice to the visible universe, by bringing to lig...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 09 09:32:42 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 09:40:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 26 05:31:25 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 05:31:50 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 22 18:09:21 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 18:10:54 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu May 08 07:24:10 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 07:25:57 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Apr 14 00:28:17 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 21:32:25 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat Aug 04 11:18:40 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 11:19:24 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed Jun 25 06:26:53 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 02:44:44 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Nov 22 04:59:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 04:59:00 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 09:41:24 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 09:41:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 01 08:39:51 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 08:39:51 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 31 10:40:57 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 10:40:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 21:53:07 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 21:53:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 10:12:52 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 10:12:52 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 17:07:49 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 17:07:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 06 05:55:45 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 05:55:45 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 02 20:14:09 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 20:14:09 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 22 16:17:40 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 16:17:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 08 16:51:46 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 16:51:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 08 07:47:40 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 07:47:40 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=115496