Project Gutenberg 2006-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 522 Conrad, Joseph 1857 1924 Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad Theodore Korzeniowski, Józef Konrad Teodor Korzeniowski, Jozef Konrad Teodor The Shadow Line: A Confession Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_Line_(novel) Produced by Judith Boss and David Widger "The Shadow Line: A Confession" by Joseph Conrad is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative delves into the complexities of navigating the threshold between youth and maturity, focusing on the psychological struggles and existential reflections of the protagonist, who is a young sea captain faced with discontent and the desire for change. At the start of the story, the protagonist reflects on the nature of early youth and the moments of dissatisfaction that can prompt rash actions, such as abruptly quitting his seafaring job. Set in an Eastern port, he describes his feelings of restlessness and the fleeting glamour of his former life at sea, highlighting his interactions with a diverse cast of characters, including his sympathetic captain and a scornful engineer. This opening section sets the stage for his encounter with the steward of the Officers' Home and his eventual transition into taking command of a mysterious ship, spurring a journey of self-discovery and the challenges that come with leadership. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Sea stories Ship captains -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 283460 2025-08-01T05:30:14.097023 text/html 290932 2021-01-27T23:46:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 99489 2021-01-27T23:46:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 181344 2025-08-01T05:30:20.703019 application/epub+zip 183812 2025-08-01T05:30:17.085035 application/epub+zip 171673 2025-08-01T05:30:15.947020 application/epub+zip 361454 2025-08-01T05:30:23.564024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345110 2025-08-01T05:30:20.000032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285668 2022-09-01T05:54:37.790659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243295 2025-08-01T05:30:13.617017 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243201 2016-09-09T13:05:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 94059 2016-09-09T13:08:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 239943 2010-12-26T09:22:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93709 2010-12-26T09:23:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20374 2025-08-01T05:30:23.704988 application/rdf+xml 16134 2025-08-01T05:30:16.442025 image/jpeg 3953 2025-08-01T05:30:16.192041 image/jpeg 178143 2025-08-01T05:30:14.119026 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia