Project Gutenberg 2006-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 253 Conrad, Joseph 1857 1924 Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad Theodore Korzeniowski, Józef Konrad Teodor Korzeniowski, Jozef Konrad Teodor The Shadow Line: A Confession Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger "The Shadow Line: A Confession" by Joseph Conrad is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative delves into the complexities of navigating the threshold between youth and maturity, focusing on the psychological struggles and existential reflections of the protagonist, who is a young sea captain faced with discontent and the desire for change. At the start of the story, the protagonist reflects on the nature of early youth and the moments of dissatisfaction that can prompt rash actions, such as abruptly quitting his seafaring job. Set in an Eastern port, he describes his feelings of restlessness and the fleeting glamour of his former life at sea, highlighting his interactions with a diverse cast of characters, including his sympathetic captain and a scornful engineer. This opening section sets the stage for his encounter with the steward of the Officers' Home and his eventual transition into taking command of a mysterious ship, spurring a journey of self-discovery and the challenges that come with leadership. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories Ship captains -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 283349 283358 2024-09-01T05:33:26.622346 2023-10-01T05:18:37.435419 text/html text/html 290932 2021-01-27T23:46:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 99489 2021-01-27T23:46:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 156836 2024-09-01T05:33:31.695240 application/epub+zip 159536 2024-09-01T05:33:28.060340 application/epub+zip 159536 2024-09-01T05:33:27.185254 application/epub+zip 319049 2024-09-01T05:33:34.547183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302673 2024-09-01T05:33:31.102200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285668 2022-09-01T05:54:37.790659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240088 240065 2024-09-01T05:33:26.109314 2023-10-01T05:18:36.980429 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 243201 2016-09-09T13:05:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 94059 2016-09-09T13:08:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 239943 2010-12-26T09:22:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93709 2010-12-26T09:23:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20121 2024-09-01T05:33:34.681169 application/rdf+xml 16231 2024-09-01T05:33:27.561219 image/jpeg 3975 2024-09-01T05:33:27.387295 image/jpeg 155856 2024-09-01T05:33:26.647296 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia