The Rover by Joseph Conrad
"The Rover" by Joseph Conrad is a novel written between 1921 and 1922. Set in southern France during the French Revolution and Napoleon's rise, it follows Peyrol, a master-gunner and pirate who has spent fifty years roaming distant seas. Seeking refuge at an isolated farmhouse, he encounters outcasts and becomes entangled in their struggles. The story explores his attempt to escape a violent past and his search for identity and allegiance, culminating
in one final voyage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 |
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| Title | The Rover |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rover_(novel) |
| Credits |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | War stories |
| Subject | Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 59142 |
| Release Date | Mar 28, 2019 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 24, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 487 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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