The Rover

by Joseph Conrad

Overview

The story takes place in the south of France, against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Napoleon's rise to power, and the French-English rivalry in the Mediterranean. Peyrol is a master-gunner in the French republican navy, pirate, and for nearly fifty years "rover of the outer seas." He attempts to find refuge in an isolated farmhouse named Escampobar on the Giens Peninsula near Hyères.

The story is about Peyrol's attempt at withdrawal from an action and blood-filled life, his involvement with the pariahs of Escampobar farm, and the struggle for his identity and allegiance, which is resolved in his last voyage.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162876038
Publisher:	LilliBan Arts, LLC
Publication date:	09/23/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Best known for his novella Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) was a Polish–British author. Although not a native English speaker, Conrad came to be regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language. He revolutionized the English novel with books such as The Secret Agent, Nostromo, and Typhoon. Before publishing his first novel, Almayer's Folly, in 1895, Joseph Conrad spent almost 20 years working mostly at sea as a merchant sailor.

Date of Birth:

December 3, 1857

Date of Death:

August 3, 1924

Place of Birth:

Berdiczew, Podolia, Russia

Place of Death:

Bishopsbourne, Kent, England

Education:

Tutored in Switzerland. Self-taught in classical literature. Attended maritime school in Marseilles, France