In the little seaport of Colebrook, old Captain Hagberd has built two cottages and furnished one for his son Harry, who ran away to sea years ago and will, he insists, be home tomorrow. Next door lives Bessie Carvil, worn down by caring for her blind, tyrannical father, who has half agreed to be part of the old man’s dream.
A short, poignant Conrad story about hope, delusion and loneliness. Download the free EPUB.