Joseph Conrad's «Under Western Eyes» is the story of a young Russian student named Razumov who when returning home to St. Petersburg, Russia discovers his friend Victor Haldin, an anarchist who has just committed a political assassination, hiding from the police in his apartment. Victor Haldin calls upon his friend Razumov to help him escape and in so doing puts him in the unenviable position of choosing between his loyalties to his friend or to abiding by the authority of the law in the...
Acclaimed as one of Conrad's finest literary achievements, this gripping novel deftly depicts the political turmoil of nineteenth-century Russia and follows the dramatic developments in the life of a student, Razumov, as he prepares for a career in the czarist bureaucracy.In a plot that twists and turns, Razumov unwittingly becomes embroiled in a revolutionary conspiracy when he gives refuge to a fellow student who assassinated a public official. Increasingly enmeshed in the radical's...
Based on a novel by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), «Under Western Eyes» tells the story of Razumov, a Russian student indirectly involved in the assassination of a Tsarist minister. Haldin, the man who committed the murder, seeks asylum with Razumov–and his assistance in escaping Russia. Razumov has no sympathy for his friend and gives him up to the Okhrana (the secret police). Reluctantly, Razumov is then recruited as an agent and sent to Switzerland to infiltrate the radical group behind Haldin....
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"Typhoon" by Joseph Conrad. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a...
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