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 7
You are to remember that I knew nothing whatever of that great world . I had
never been further away from our farm than just to Canterbury school , to Hythe
market , to Romney market . Our farm nestled down under the steep , brown
downs ...
You are to remember that I knew nothing whatever of that great world . I had
never been further away from our farm than just to Canterbury school , to Hythe
market , to Romney market . Our farm nestled down under the steep , brown
downs ...
Page 10
A connection had been already arranged with the Free Traders on the road
beside the quarry , and they were coming down that night , as we knew well
enough , both of us . They were coming in force from Canterbury way down to the
Marsh .
A connection had been already arranged with the Free Traders on the road
beside the quarry , and they were coming down that night , as we knew well
enough , both of us . They were coming in force from Canterbury way down to the
Marsh .
Page 13
I knew it was the Free Traders from that ; for except between banks they kept to
the soft roadsides as if it were an article of faith . The noise of hoofs became that
of an army . The runners began to consult . The shadow called Thoms was ...
I knew it was the Free Traders from that ; for except between banks they kept to
the soft roadsides as if it were an article of faith . The noise of hoofs became that
of an army . The runners began to consult . The shadow called Thoms was ...
Page 15
I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the back of my head . “ You're all right , " he
said again . The hubbub of voices ceased suddenly . “ Now , lads , bring ' em
along . " A voice I knew said their watchword , “ Snuff and enough , ” ' loudly , and
then ...
I felt hands fumbling with a knot at the back of my head . “ You're all right , " he
said again . The hubbub of voices ceased suddenly . “ Now , lads , bring ' em
along . " A voice I knew said their watchword , “ Snuff and enough , ” ' loudly , and
then ...
Page 19
He was in such a state of repentance and futter that he could not let me take a
decent farewell . The sound of the others ' horses had long died away down the
hill when he began to tell me what he ought to have done . “ I knew it at once after
...
He was in such a state of repentance and futter that he could not let me take a
decent farewell . The sound of the others ' horses had long died away down the
hill when he began to tell me what he ought to have done . “ I knew it at once after
...
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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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