Conrad, Joseph "THE RESCUER. A TALE OF NARROW WATERS" autograph manuscript synopsis of the novel later published as The Rescue on a single leaf of lined paper, providing details of its proposed length ("no more than 100,000 and no less than 90,000 words") and Conrad's timetable for completion; a summary of the plot; and an explanation of his narrative methods ("...The events shall be the outcome of feelings; consequently there is no villain of romance in the story - and no impossible hero. But it shall be a romance nevertheless..."), themes, and use of historical background; 2 pages, 4to (270 x 210 mm), [1897], in a manilla folder in a blue cloth slipcase
Conrad, Joseph "THE RESCUER. A TALE OF NARROW WATERS" autograph manuscript synopsis of the novel later published as The Rescue on a single leaf of lined paper, providing details of its proposed length ("no more than 100,000 and no less than 90,000 words") and Conrad's timetable for completion; a summary of the plot; and an explanation of his narrative methods ("...The events shall be the outcome of feelings; consequently there is no villain of romance in the story - and no impossible hero. But it shall be a romance nevertheless..."), themes, and use of historical background; 2 pages, 4to (270 x 210 mm), [1897], in a manilla folder in a blue cloth slipcase
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