Conrads Works

Almayer's Folly (1895)

The old Scottish Captain Tom Lingard had discovered an
unexplored area on the island of Borneo, along the Pantai river,
where trade with the native Malays for the exploitation of rattan
and rubber. It is associated in business with the Dutch Kaspar
Almayer, married Malay Lingard and adopted daughter with
whom he has had a daughter, Nina. Lingard and Almayer
disappears in Europe remains as the only white on the banks of
the Pantai. His only love, its only real interest is his daughter
Nina, the center of all their fantasies of greatness, with a
Europe that seeks to return and rebuild their economy.
An Outpost of Progress (1896)
Its about the Great Civilizing Company is a factory
that is located inside the jungle in central Africa, the
story takes place around three characters: the
European Kayerts chief; Makola and Carlier assistant
black African. The manager of the factory dies and
becomes directed by Kayerts and Carlier, who are
alone and frightened in a place not known. Aboriginal
carry ivory to the factory, hoping to improve the
collection
The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' (1897)
James Wait, a black sailor from the West Indies that
addresses the merchant ship called 'Narciso' on their
return from Bombay to London. Early in the trip, Wait
falls ill with tuberculosis and is unable to fulfill his
duties as a crewmember. Captain confronts to Wait
because he was faking his illness.

Nostromo (1904)
The novel is set in the imaginary port whose economy
depends Sulaco silver mining. Capture the
characteristics of domestic and foreign policy in Latin
American countries in the late nineteenth century and
early twentieth century and the U.S. intervention to
ensure their economic interests.
Gaspar Ruiz (1906)
The action takes place in the context of the struggle to
undertake the general Jos de San Martn in favor of
the independence of several South American nations.
Gaspar Ruiz was a Chilean farmer without his consent
he was drafted as a soldier in the army
independiencista. The realists captured during fighting
and join his troops.
He had arranged his execution as a traitor in Santierra,
who then held the rank of lieutenant, tries to save his
life reinstate the army but fails although it manages to
improve their conditions of confinement while
awaiting the judgment is satisfied. Along with other
prisoners in the same situation the shooting of Ruiz
but this was done, great physique, survived pretending
dead
The Rover (1923)
After forty years of wanderings through the seas of
Asia, Peyrol old sailor returns to his home in Provence
and Napoleonic era, seeking reconciliation with his
past. However, when you begin to enjoy your desired
rest, a characteristic twist of the narrative Conradian
choose face the ultimate test of his mettle and the
discovery of his own identity, so that the old pirate,
become patriot, fulfills his destiny in accordance with
the highest standards of honor and duty.
An Outcast of the Islands (1896)
Heart of Darkness (1899)
Lord Jim (1900)
The Inheritors (1901)
Typhoon (1902)
Romance (1903)
The Secret Agent (1909)
A Smile of Fortune 1910
Freya of the Seven Isles 1910
Under Western Eyes (1911)
A Personal Record (1912)
Chance (1913)
The Warrior's Soul (1925)