The nigger of the "Narcissus"

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The nigger of the "Narcissus"

an authoritative text, backgrounds and sources, reviews and criticism

1st ed.
  • 4.17 ·
  • 6 Ratings
  • 19 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

This account of the voyage of a sailing ship from Bombay harbour to the Port of London explores the psychological pressures on a group of nineteenth century seamen as they face the extemes of nature and the secrets and evasions of two of their comrades.

Publish Date
Publisher
Norton
Language
English
Pages
370

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The nigger of the "Narcissus": a tale of the sea
2010, Floating Press
in English
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The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' (Penguin Classics)
June 7, 1988, Penguin Classics
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Cover of: The Nigger of the "Narcissus"
The Nigger of the "Narcissus": a tale of the sea
1984, Oxford University Press
in English
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The Nigger of the Narcissus
1965, Heritage Press
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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 369-370.

Series
Norton critical editions

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.9/12
Library of Congress
PR6005.O4 N5638 1979, PR6005.O4.N5638 1979

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 370 p. :
Number of pages
370

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL4727374M
Internet Archive
niggerofnarcissu0000conr_u4u8
ISBN 10
039304517X, 0393090191
LCCN
78015249
OCLC/WorldCat
4076699
Library Thing
23531
Goodreads
1238143
891817

Work Description

“My task... is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel - it is, before all, to make you see. That - and no more, and it is everything. If I succeed, you shall find there, according to your deserts, encouragement, consolation, fear, charm, all you demand - and, perhaps, also that glimpse of truth for which you have forgotten to ask” Conrad, from the preface to "The Nigger of the Narcissus. "Narcissus was a real ship, a pretty Clyde built semi-clipper and Conrad sailed on her as second mate. Conrad's descriptions of life on the “heartless sea” and the operation of sailing ships are indisputably work of the highest authenticity and rank amongst the canon of must-reads for anyone seriously interested in the subject. Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation.

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