An Outcast of the IslandsThe only annotated edition available, An Outcast of the Islands (1896), Conrad's second novel, is a tale of intrigue in an eastern setting. Peter Willems, a clerk in Macassar, granted a "second chance" at a remote river trading post, falls ever more hopelessly into traps set by himself and others. A parable of human frailty, with love and death the major players, this is a story of a man unable to understand others and fated never to possess his own soul. |
Contents
AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS | 1 |
AUTHORS NOTE | 281 |
EXPLANATORY NOTES | 284 |
GLOSSARY OF FOREIGN AND NAUTICAL TERMS | 297 |
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