Set of Six

Six dark gems from the master of psychological fiction. Conrad, better known for novels like Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness, proves just as devastating in miniature. These tales plunder the archives of human obsession: a South American general's ominous domestic arrangements, a revolutionary haunted by his own ideals, a ship that seems to possess a malevolent will, and a feud between two Napoleonic officers that stretches across decades. The political intrigue of 'The Informer' and the ghostly finale of 'Il Conde' round out a collection that explores what happens when conviction curdles into fanaticism, when honor becomes indistinguishable from obsession, and when the line between justice and vengeance dissolves entirely. Conrad's prose, dense with irony and moral ambiguity, demands patience but rewards it with stories that linger long after the final page. For readers who appreciate literary fiction that challenges as much as it captivates, these six tales offer Conrad at his most concentrated and corrosive.