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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805062637
ISBN-139780805062632
eBay Product ID (ePID)1053275
Product Key Features
Book TitleRover : Heart of Oak Sea Classics
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, War & Military, Literary, Historical, Sea Stories
Publication Year1999
FeaturesRevised
GenreFiction
AuthorJoseph. Conrad
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight7.7 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-014966
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"It is the subtilized past, through the aroma and the intuitive touches, which comes alive." (The Times Literary Supplement (London))
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal823/.912
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisA nautical psychological thriller from one of literature's giants, "The Rover" is the story of a French pirate from the Indian seas during the opening days of the Napoleonic wars., A nautical psychological thriller from one of literature's giants, The Rover is the story of a French pirate from the Indian seas during the opening days of the Napoleonic wars., A nautical psychological thriller from one of literature's giants. From Joseph Conrad, one of the modern masters of literature, comes this tale of intrigue in the opening days of the Napoleonic wars. Peyrol, a French pirate from the Indian seas, returns to his home country to find himself threatened by both British and French forces. His flight through Imperial France, his daring mission carrying dispatches through the British blockade, and his doomed love affair with the daughter of a French sailor are all related in Conrad's irresistibly atmospheric and suspenseful style.