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It is the story of one unremarkable steamship captain pitted against a storm of incredible fury. Captain Macwhirr is a solid, steadfast man, who cannot fully believe any storm would be a match for his powerful ship. So, when the barometer begins to hint at trouble ahead, he is unwilling to... read more
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CAPTAIN MACWHIRR, OF the steamer Nan-Shan, had a physiognomy that, in the order of material appearances, was the exact counterpart of his mind: it presented no marked characteristics of firmness or stupidity; it had no pronounced characteristics whatever; it was simply ordinary, irresponsive, and unruffled.
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- Joseph Conrad (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pall Mall Magazine
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1902
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 142
Publisher: Pall Mall Magazine
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1902
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 142
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- Copyright Status: Public Domain
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- Dewey: 900
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