9780393004564

Chance

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ISBN13: 9780393004564

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Overview

Chance(1914) was the first of Conrad's novels to bring him popular success and it holds a unique place among his works. It tells the story of Flora de Barral, a vulnerable and abandoned young girl who is "like a beggar, without a right to anything but compassion." After her bankrupt father isimprisoned, she learns the harsh fact that a woman in her position "has no resources but in herself." Her only means of action is to be what she is. Flora's long struggle to achieve some dignity and happiness makes her Conrad's most moving female character.Reflecting the contemporary interest in the New Woman and the Suffragette question, Chance also marks the final appearance of Marlow, Conrad's most effective and wise narrator. This revised edition uses the English first edition text and has a new chronology and bibliography.

ISBN-13

9780393004564

ISBN-10

0393004562

Weight

0.95 Pounds

Dimensions

8.50 x 1.22 x 11.00 In

List Price

$5.95

Format

Paperback

Publisher

University of Michigan Library

Published On

1968-10-01



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