AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS

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New York: Appleton, 1896. First edition. A near-fine copy bound in green cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorations on the spine and front panel and with ten pages of advertising at the rear. This is Conrad's second book, inspired by his experience as mate of a steamer. The novel describes the undoing of Peter Willems, a disreputable, immoral man who, on the run from a scandal in Makassar, finds refuge in a hidden native village, only to betray his benefactors over lust for the tribal chief's daughter. .This novel was adapted for the screen in 1952 by director Carol Reed, featuring Trevor Howard, Ralph Richardson, Robert Morley, and Wendy Hiller. N° de ref. del artículo 7953

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