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End Of The Tether

End Of The Tether

Conrad, Joseph

Hardcover

Mystery & ThrillerGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1161429859
ISBN13: 9781161429855
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.38 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
End of the Tether is a novella by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1902. The story follows the life of Captain Whalley, an aging and impoverished captain of a steamship in the Far East. Whalley is struggling to keep his ship afloat and provide for his wife and daughter, who he deeply loves. However, his financial troubles and failing health make it difficult for him to keep up with the demands of his job. As his situation worsens, Whalley becomes increasingly desperate and turns to drastic measures to save his ship and his family. He makes deals with unscrupulous businessmen, takes on risky voyages, and even contemplates suicide. Meanwhile, his daughter Nita falls in love with a young sailor, who becomes embroiled in Whalley's troubles.The novella explores themes of love, loyalty, and the struggle for survival in a harsh and unforgiving world. It also delves into the psychological and emotional turmoil of a man facing the end of his career and the end of his life. With its vivid descriptions of life on a steamship in the Far East, End of the Tether is a powerful and poignant work of fiction by one of the greatest writers of the modern era.The sacred edifice, standing in solemn isolation amongst the converging avenues of enormous trees, as if to put grave thoughts of heaven into the hours of ease, pre- sented a closed Gothic portal to the light and glory of the west. The glass of the rosace above the ogive glowed like fiery coal in the deep carvings of a wheel of stone. The two men faced about.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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