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100 1 _aConrad, Joseph,
_d1857-1924
245 1 0 _aSuspense: A Napoleonic Novel
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-08-27
508 _aLaura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Suspense: A Napoleonic Novel" by Joseph Conrad is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars and follows Cosmo Latham, a young Englishman who finds himself in the midst of a complex interplay between different cultures and political tensions during his travels in Italy. The novel delves into themes of adventure, identity, and the personal impacts of larger historical conflicts. The opening portion of the novel establishes a vivid scene in Genoa, where Cosmo observes the tranquil beauty of a sunset while engaging in a conversation with a mysterious man. This man, initially aloof and skeptical of Cosmo's presence, reveals hints of a deeper significance tied to the ship that has just departed, ostensibly setting the stage for suspenseful developments. Cosmo is characterized as an inquisitive and somewhat carefree traveler with reflections on luck, fate, and the consequences of his actions. The scene effectively sets up an atmosphere of intrigue and foreshadows the complex interactions and potential dangers that may manifest as Cosmo navigates his Italian adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Doubleday, Page & company, 1925
653 _aWar stories
653 _aNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006679306
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66156
999 _c106978
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