The rescue;
a romance of the shallows,
by Joseph Conrad ...

Description

Main Author

Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924

Language(s)

English

Published

Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920.

Subjects

Lingard, Tom, > Lingard, Tom, / Captain (Fictitious character) > Lingard, Tom, / Captain (Fictitious character) / Fiction.
Lingard, Tom (Fictitious character) > Lingard, Tom (Fictitious character) / Fiction
Rescues > Rescues / Fiction
Yachting > Yachting / Fiction
Malay Archipelago > Malay Archipelago / Fiction.
Sea stories
Romance fiction
Fiction
Romance fiction

Summary

During a civil war between native tribes, an English yacht runs aground in the Malay straits. Captain Tim Wingard offers help, then sees a woman on board. She captivates him, and this captivation wrecks all his hopes and leads to the failure of the cause to which he is bound.

Physical Description

5 p. l., 3-404 p., 1 l. 20 cm.

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