01719cam a22003493u 4500 1142 UtSlPG 20260610133041.0 m cr n 260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 Typhoon Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2006 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_(novella) Release date is 2006-01-09 Produced by Judy Boss and David Widger "Typhoon" by Joseph Conrad is a novella written in 1899 and serialized in 1902. Captain MacWhirr commands the steamer Nan-Shan straight into a devastating Pacific typhoon, refusing to change course despite the mounting danger. Though emotionally distant from his crew and family, and lacking imagination, his unyielding determination against overwhelming natural forces commands unexpected respect. Conrad innovatively portrays the shift from sail to steam while employing a startling narrative technique—leaping forward in time at the story's climax, challenging readers to imagine how the ship survived the storm's fury. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Sea stories Ship captains -- Fiction Adventure stories Typhoons -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1142 43258 43258