An Outcast of the Islands [Hardcover] Joseph Conrad; Francis Mosley and Richard Woodman

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Hardcover case has some normal wear. Hardcover is in good condition. The pages are clean and the binding is very secure.
This early 20th century edition of Joseph Conrad’s “An Outcast of the Islands” offers collectors a well-preserved window into the author’s formative years as a novelist. Published in 1896, it was Conrad’s second novel after his celebrated debut, “Almayer’s Folly.” Both works draw heavily on Conrad’s own experiences in the Malay Archipelago, vividly evoking the colonial outposts and uneasy cultural tensions of the region. “An Outcast of the Islands” centers on the tragic downfall of Peter Willems, a disgraced merchant whose fatal entanglement with a local woman leads to his undoing. Widely regarded as a masterwork of literary impressionism, the novel’s haunting atmospherics and unreliable narration foreshadow the psychological depth of Conrad’s later classics like “Heart of Darkness.” This copy features an introduction by Conrad scholars Francis Mosley and Richard Woodman, providing valuable context for appreciating the novel’s complexities.