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The Nigger of the "Narcissus": A Tale of the Forecastle

By: Joseph Conrad
Narrated by: Noah Chellbach
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The Nigger of the Narcissus: A Tale of the Forecastle (1897; also subtitled A Tale of the Sea and published in the US as The Children of the Sea) is a novella by Joseph Conrad. Because of its quality compared to earlier works, some have described it as marking the start of Conrad's major, or middle, period; others have placed it as the best work of his early, or first, period. This is the first professionally recorded and produced audiobook version of this work.

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Conrad learned English while he was at sea, much of his work is based on his experience as a seaman then Captain of the Otago.
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A classic tale of the time.

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