Romance: A NovelOne of three novels on which Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford collaborated, Romance tells the story of John Kemp, who dreams of adventure but has never set foot beyond the boundary of the family farm. Kemp gets more than he bargained for when adventure comes knocking in the form of two Spanish travelers who need help. |
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Page 3
But that far - off day of my romance , when from between the blue and white bales
in Don Ramon's darkened storeroom , at Kingston , I saw the door open before
the figure of an old man with the tired , long , white face , that day I am not likely to
...
But that far - off day of my romance , when from between the blue and white bales
in Don Ramon's darkened storeroom , at Kingston , I saw the door open before
the figure of an old man with the tired , long , white face , that day I am not likely to
...
Page 4
I remember her face of that day ; her eyes were gray — the gray of black , not of
blue . For a moment they looked me straight in the face , reflectively ,
unconcerned , and then traveled to the spectacles of old Ramon . This glance -
remember I ...
I remember her face of that day ; her eyes were gray — the gray of black , not of
blue . For a moment they looked me straight in the face , reflectively ,
unconcerned , and then traveled to the spectacles of old Ramon . This glance -
remember I ...
Page 5
He had thin red hair , untidy for want of a valet , a shining , delicate , hooked nose
, narrow - lidded blue eyes , and a face with the color and texture of a white -
heart cherry . He used to spend his days in a hooded chair . My mother managed
...
He had thin red hair , untidy for want of a valet , a shining , delicate , hooked nose
, narrow - lidded blue eyes , and a face with the color and texture of a white -
heart cherry . He used to spend his days in a hooded chair . My mother managed
...
Page 17
The great white face of the quarry rose up pale in the moonlight ; the dusky red
fires of the limekilns glowed at the base , sending up a blood - red dust of sullen
smoke . “ I'll swear they think they've dropped straight into hell . “ You'll have to
cut ...
The great white face of the quarry rose up pale in the moonlight ; the dusky red
fires of the limekilns glowed at the base , sending up a blood - red dust of sullen
smoke . “ I'll swear they think they've dropped straight into hell . “ You'll have to
cut ...
Page 28
... like Veronica's , bright golden , and a face like that of a certain keeper's
daughter . Carlos , however , knew nothing about his cousin ; he cared little more
, as far as I could tell . What can + she be to me since I have seen your 28
ROMANCE.
... like Veronica's , bright golden , and a face like that of a certain keeper's
daughter . Carlos , however , knew nothing about his cousin ; he cared little more
, as far as I could tell . What can + she be to me since I have seen your 28
ROMANCE.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Romance: A Novel |
| Authors | Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Page, 1903 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 24 Oct 2018 |
| Length | 428 pages |
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