{"product_id":"the-collected-stories-of-joseph-conrad","title":"The Collected Stories of Joseph Conrad","description":"\u003cp\u003eWord-of-mouth chronicles of ship captains  anarchists  aristocrats  merchants  and explorers  and his own experiences at sea provided Joseph Conrad with the raw materials from which he crafted his richly evocative short stories. Above and beyond their powerful narratives and compelling adventures  these stories vividly dramatize the political  spiritual  and moral conflicts of early twentieth century culture -- man in conflict against nature  against repressive institutions and governments  and against his own expectations. With their themes of restlessness  exile  and loss  their wide-ranging exotic settings  and their international cast of characters  Conrads short stories transcend the mere adventurousness of sea yarns to address the complicated issues of individual freedom and duty  making him one of our essential writers. Edited and with an introduction by Samuel Hynes  and featuring a chronology of Conrads life  as well as the authors own notes on the text  this is the only collection that brings together all twenty-two of Joseph Conrads stories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44963148726325,"sku":"ByrdShop_0880014644","price":60.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780880014649.jpg?v=1770407789","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-collected-stories-of-joseph-conrad","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}