Axel Heyst has made detachment his rule of life and lives alone on the island of Samburan. Then, at a hotel in Surabaya, he rescues Lena, a young violinist in a touring ladies’ orchestra, from its brutal owners and takes her home with him. The jealous hotelkeeper Schomberg sends three desperadoes after them.
One of Conrad’s most popular novels, finished just before the First World War. Download the free EPUB.