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A young and inexperienced sea captain finds that his first command leaves him with a ship stranded in tropical seas and a crew smitten with fever. As he wrestles with his conscience and with the increasing sense of isolation that he experiences, the captain crosses the 'shadow-line' between youth and adulthood.
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The Shadow-Line, Joseph Conrad
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- Released
- 1990
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- Title
- The Shadow-Line
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Joseph Conrad
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Released
- 1990
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN10
- 0140180974
- ISBN13
- 9780140180978
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Classics, 20th century, England, English Literature, Coming Of Age, Seas and Oceans, Narration, Seafaring, Storm
- Original title
- The shadow line
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- A young and inexperienced sea captain finds that his first command leaves him with a ship stranded in tropical seas and a crew smitten with fever. As he wrestles with his conscience and with the increasing sense of isolation that he experiences, the captain crosses the 'shadow-line' between youth and adulthood.