Within the Tides

Short Stories - Recorded - 4 psychological studies - "The Planter of Malata" a novella of the planter and his relationship with the daughter of a professor; "The Partner" about a plan to wreck a ship for the insurance; "The Inn of the Two Witches" follows two English seamen in Spain during the Napoleonic Wars; "Because of the Dollars" troubles sea captain Davidson.

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Jan 30, 1. Four solid stories that I thought would be a treat, and lo: My only real complaint is that there wasn't a fifth. They are by no means Conrad at his peak, and for anyone who's read a fair amount of Conrad they are more or less unsurprising, but in my humble opinion their worth isn't limited by that.

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Rather, they're enjoyable yarns well told. Sometimes that's all I really want, especially in a collection of short stories. Plus, it's the kind of slim volume you can tuck in a coat pocket. I love a good book that knows how to travel light, personally. Jan 18, Marcus rated it really liked it. This is a fun collection of short stories.

All four are centered around the sea, though none of them ever really make it out to sea. They touch on supernatural The Inn of the Two Witches is flat out creepy without being ghost stories per se. Three of the four stories are from the perspective of a rugged, individualistic man. May 24, Lucy rated it it was amazing.

Within the Tides

There are four stories in this collection. Three of them are familiar Conrad territory: The fourth story, the Inn of the Two Witches, makes you wish he had written more of this sort of thing - it makes your flesh creep. Joseph Conrad, the most underrated author ever. Nov 27, Matt rated it really liked it.

Conrad is suddenly becoming one of my favorite authors, and I haven't even read any of his "major" works yet. Nov 02, Scarlet rated it really liked it. The inn of the two witches is by far my favorite! Read this just before I went to bed which probably wasn't the best of ideas had to check for hidden contraptions. Brilliant short story with an ending which is beautifully twisted.

Apr 16, Marian rated it liked it Recommends it for: Conrad's writing is brilliant as always, but these short stories are pretty depressing. Feb 21, Alex added it. Apr 06, David Hutson rated it liked it. Dan rated it really liked it Jan 26, Tim C rated it really liked it Jul 25, Bjorn Mikael rated it really liked it Jan 29, Darrell Madis rated it really liked it Nov 29, Chateubriand rated it liked it Feb 11, Rory Bergin rated it really liked it Jul 08, Michael rated it really liked it May 15, Ryan rated it really liked it Jan 27, Cyber rated it it was amazing Jun 05, Yarb rated it liked it Nov 03, Lee Maverick rated it really liked it Dec 04, Shane rated it really liked it Apr 19, Johann rated it it was ok Jul 30, Michael Croy rated it liked it Apr 12, Leroy Ducon rated it liked it Apr 27, Tigris rated it really liked it Sep 10, Kit rated it really liked it Aug 24, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

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The introduction discusses Conrad's main sources and influences, places the stories in their contemporary contexts and traces the volume's contemporary reception. The essay on the texts and the 'Apparatus' document the history of composition and publication and detail the revisions that the texts underwent, demonstrating as well how editors and compositors shaped their presentation in serial form.

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