In his first collection of short stories, Joseph Conrad, the peerless chronicler of moral crisis, turns his gaze from the high seas to the even more perilous terrain of the soul. Tales of Unrest gathers five masterful explorations of obsession, fear, and the fragility...

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Captain Tom MacWhirr is not a man of imagination. A stoic, literal-minded sailor of the British Merchant Marine, he commands the Nan-Shan with quiet, unshakeable routine, finding the flamboyant language of weather reports "unprofessional" and unnecessary. When his...

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In this masterful collection of six tales, Joseph Conrad, the unparalleled chronicler of the human spirit under pressure, turns his penetrating gaze from the high seas to the tangled passions and political intrigues of the European continent. A Set of Six showcases the...

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A Tale of Impossible Duty, Forbidden Love, and Ultimate Sacrifice. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Malay Archipelago, The Rescue is Joseph Conrad's sweeping romantic epic—his final and most personal word on the "Lingard" trilogy. Tom Lingard, the fearless and...

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“Only the young have such moments,” begins Joseph Conrad’s most personal and poignant tale of the sea. An impulsive resignation from a comfortable ship leaves a young seaman adrift in an Eastern port, restless and filled with “the subtle and desolating fear of...

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On the threshold of his first command, a young and untested sea captain stands alone on the deck of his ship, anchored in the oppressive stillness of the Gulf of Siam. He feels himself a stranger to his crew and doubts his own authority—a soul adrift in his own...

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In the twilight of the Napoleonic Wars, the Mediterranean is a tense and shifting sea, haunted by the ghosts of past conflicts. Into this uneasy peace sails Peyrol, an aging French rover. A former privateer and gun-runner—a man who has lived by his wits and cutlass...

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In the grimy, fog-bound streets of Edwardian London, Joseph Conrad unveils a world of absurd and chilling intrigue. Mr. Verloc, the seemingly placid proprietor of a dubious shop, is a secret agent, but not for the government he pretends to serve. He is in the pay of a...

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Axel Heyst, a wandering gentleman of philosophical detachment, has made a principle of avoiding all entanglement. “I only know that he who forms a tie is lost,” he believes. Drifting through the Malay Archipelago, he is a spectral observer of life—until a single,...

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“Youth” is not a story of mere adventure; it is the very essence of adventure itself, remembered through the burnished lens of time. Marlow, Conrad’s famed narrator, shares a pivotal memory from his youth with a circle of old friends—a story of his first voyage to the...

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Geneva, a haven for exiles and plotters, becomes the claustrophobic stage for a profound drama of political and personal guilt. Razumov, a solitary and earnest student in St. Petersburg, is no revolutionary. His only ambition is academic success and a quiet, sanctioned...

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In the volatile, silver-rich republic of Costaguana, a man’s reputation is his most precious possession. Nostromo, the magnificent "man of the people," is celebrated for his daring, integrity, and indispensable service to the European oligarchs who control the country's...

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Haunted by a single moment of catastrophic failure, Jim is a young, idealistic British seaman disgraced in the eyes of the world and, more tormentingly, in his own. After abandoning his seemingly sinking ship along with the rest of its cowardly crew, he is forced to...

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Fortune's mannerisms and speech put him into the same class as  Lord Peter Wimsey  but the stories are much darker, and often involve  murderous obsession, police corruption, financial skulduggery, child abuse and miscarriages of justice. Bailey is a much neglected...

Editeur : Rare Treasure Editions
Parution : 2026-01-13

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''Mr Fortune's Trials'' includes  six curious, gruesome and ingenious crimes which Reggie investigates through minute, scientific detection.

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This collection of six puzzling stories introduced the world to Reggie Fortune, a remarkable detective whose rotund frame conceals a razor-sharp mind and a fighting spirit. A true champion of the oppressed, Fortune will never let a murderer escape justice—whether his...

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''Mr Fortune, Please'' includes  six ingenious, bizarre and murderous crimes which Reggie investigates through minute and forensic, scientific detection.

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The Way of a Man with a Maid is a notable example of early twentieth-century English underground literature, attributed to an anonymous author and first published privately in 1908. Written in the form of a retrospective confession, the novel presents itself as a...

Editeur : Asimis Books
Parution : 2026-01-12

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton is a warm and deeply moving novella that celebrates the quiet dignity of an ordinary life devoted to teaching, kindness, and human connection. First published in 1934, this beloved classic has touched generations of readers with its...

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Lost Horizon by James Hilton is a timeless philosophical novel that blends adventure, mysticism, and reflection on the human search for peace and meaning. First published in 1933, the book introduced the world to the legendary hidden valley of Shangri-La, a symbol of...

Editeur : Asimis Books
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