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The End Of The Tether

The End Of The Tether

Conrad, Joseph

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Mystery & ThrillerGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 935475578X
ISBN13: 9789354755781
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Jul 5 2021
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A taut, searing tale of voyage, conscience, and the price of obedience. A short story that cuts straight to the nerve of duty when the sea and empire pull in opposite directions. The End Of The Tether brings Conrad's maritime sensibility into sharper relief as a brisk, morally charged nautical fiction. Its spare, precise prose reveals the fragility of human resolve amid the pressures of command, loyalty, and the moral call to act. In its compact form, the narrative threads together themes of morality and duty, colonial social critique, and the fallibility that threads through every character. This is classic literature in motion, a work that resonates with readers of literature students and general readers alike, and it sits comfortably beside broader Edwardian era explorations of empire and obligation. Alpha Editions is proud to reissue this gem, long out of print for decades. Restored for today's and future generations, it is more than a reprint-it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure. For readers who relish conrad nautical fiction and keenly observe the human heart, the book offers a concise, accessible entry point into the questions that haunt Heart of Darkness comparisons, while standing firmly within British colonial settings and a tradition of enduring literary craft. A refined addition to university curricula and personal libraries alike.

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