This novel, Tales Of Hearsay is written by Joseph Conrad. Conrad reflects on his native Poland and Russia in ""The Warrior's Soul"" and ""Prince Roman,"" the first two stories in this collection. But he does so in a very different way. His grandfather's life is being examined, not his own early years. He takes readers on a trip back in time, almost nostalgically, first to the 1830-1831 Cadet Revolution against Russia and then to Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. Although the stories don't have the psychological depth of his ...
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This novel, Tales Of Hearsay is written by Joseph Conrad. Conrad reflects on his native Poland and Russia in ""The Warrior's Soul"" and ""Prince Roman,"" the first two stories in this collection. But he does so in a very different way. His grandfather's life is being examined, not his own early years. He takes readers on a trip back in time, almost nostalgically, first to the 1830-1831 Cadet Revolution against Russia and then to Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. Although the stories don't have the psychological depth of his best work, they are nevertheless perceptive in that regard. Another element is in play while we read them as well. In effect, we have a perspective comparable to that of standing between two mirrors and seeing many reflections of existence as we look back on Conrad's writings, which also have a nostalgic quality. It turns out that the third story, ""The Tale,"" is not that. It is a confession that reveals the inner guilt that a naval captain felt after carrying out a vengeful act during hostilities. The final tale, ""The Black Mate,"" is about overcoming the otherworldly via cunning. Just a few paragraphs later, its almost whimsically ironic conclusion is reversed into a warning against self-possession.
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Good in Fair jacket. Book Preface by R.R. Cunninghame Graham. Sturdy book, blue cloth, DJ lightly blue, ink name of Florida professor and poet at top inside front cover, 120 heavy pages, very slightly browned on left of first front end paper and along spine inside back cover and adjacent end paper. DJ badly worn, spine badly torn and darkened, clear tape everywhere. Poor DJ/Good book.
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Hardcover Octavo, 171pp., White paper boards with gold stamping and blue paper tips and narrow panel. Top edge gilt. Preface by R.B. Cunninghame Graham. Engraved frontis. Very slight wear and soiling. V. Good+ Collected Works of Joseph Conrad.
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