The Shadow Line: A Confession by Joseph Conrad
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"The Shadow Line: A Confession" by Joseph Conrad is a novella written in 1915. A young, unnamed man assumes his first command as ship captain in the Orient, crossing the threshold from youth to maturity. Told through a dual-narrative structure that contrasts the older narrator's wisdom with his younger self's inexperience, the story follows the new captain as he faces mysterious challenges aboard his vessel. Conrad explores themes of responsibility, camaraderie, and
the journey toward wisdom through this introspective tale of self-discovery at sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Shadow Line: A Confession |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_Line_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | Ship captains -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 451 |
| Release Date | Jan 9, 2006 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1048 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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