TY - BOOK AU - Conrad, Joseph AU - Stape, J.H. and Simmons, Allan H. AU - Fraser, Gail TI - The Secret Sharer and Other Stories SN - 9780141397009 U1 - 823.91 PY - 2014/// CY - United Kingdom PB - Penguin Books Ltd KW - Short Stories KW - Classics KW - Fiction N2 - This volume of Conrad's short works explores a vast array of human experience in a variety of settings across the globe, from the sea to the colonial world, from the Far East and Africa to Europe. 'The Nigger of the "Narcissus"' shows life on the 'small planet' of a ship threatened by storms and anarchy, while 'Youth' and 'The Secret Sharer' portray men at sea confronting turning points in their lives. 'The Informer' reveals anarchy and activism in London, 'Il Conde' depicts a secret double life in Naples and 'The Duel' dramatizes conflicts and obsession in Napoleon's army. All show Conrad to be a continuously experimental writer, ranging across time and place and constantly reinventing the nature of storytelling ER -