This second volume of the works of Joseph Conrad essentially contains news and a "big" novel Nostromo; each work portrays a colorful character who tells what he has experienced or is at the center of the adventure; Conrad actually draws on his memories of sea captain and his knowledge of the dangerous seas, pirates and sown crowded reefs to feed his stories; "Heart of Darkness" tells us the delirium of one man in a sneaky jungle; "Typhoon" tells us the fight against the elements of a confident captain in his beautiful star; adventure lovers will not be disappointed, Conrad is a fabulous storyteller who grabs readers by the collar and makes them share his own anguish, because these are stories we just described as "black" in the sense that men are not presented in their best light; add quality binding, bible paper and first-rate critical apparatus.