Almayer's folly :
a story of an eastern river /
by Joseph Conrad.

Description

Main Author

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.

Language(s)

English

Published

Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1915.

Subjects

Trading companies.
Lingard, Tom (Fictitious character)
Imperialism.
Dutch.
English fiction.
Married people.
English fiction > English fiction / 19th century.
Married people > Married people / Fiction.
Lingard, Tom (Fictitious character) > Lingard, Tom (Fictitious character) / Fiction.
Imperialism > Imperialism / Fiction.
Trading companies > Trading companies / Fiction.
Dutch > Dutch / Borneo > Dutch / Borneo / Fiction.
Borneo.
Borneo > Borneo / Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Didactic fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Fiction.
Psychological fiction.

Summary

The novel chronicles the tragic decline of a Dutch merchant isolated in 19th-century Borneo, the machinations of his bitter Malayan wife, and the loss of his much loved daughter.

Note

Also issued online.

Physical Description

276 pages 20 cm

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