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An Outcast of the Islands is the second novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1896, inspired by Conrad's experience as mate of a steamer, the Vidar. The novel details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 (Author)
Other Authors: Watts, Cedric Thomas
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : J.M. Dent ; 1996.
Rutland, Vt. : C.E. Tuttle, 1996.
Series:Everyman
Subjects:
Europeans > Islands of the Pacific > Fiction.
Betrayal > Islands of the Pacific > Fiction.
Européens > Pacifique, Îles du > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Trahison (Morale) > Pacifique, Îles du > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Betrayal.
Europeans.
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific.
Fiction.
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Summary:An Outcast of the Islands is the second novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1896, inspired by Conrad's experience as mate of a steamer, the Vidar. The novel details the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter. The story features Conrad's recurring character Tom Lingard--Amazon.com.
Physical Description:xxxi, 317 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-315).
ISBN:0460877739
9780460877732