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 53
A mass of objects , picked out with white globes , loomed in the high shadow of
the inn , standing motionless . They resolved themselves into a barouche , with
four horses steaming a great deal , and an army of negresses with bandboxes on
...
A mass of objects , picked out with white globes , loomed in the high shadow of
the inn , standing motionless . They resolved themselves into a barouche , with
four horses steaming a great deal , and an army of negresses with bandboxes on
...
Page 55
When I reached the top , there was a sort of undignified scuffle , and in the end I
found myself standing above a ghastly white gentleman who , from a sitting
posture , was gasping out , “ I'll commit you ! . I swear I'll commit you ! ... " I helped
him ...
When I reached the top , there was a sort of undignified scuffle , and in the end I
found myself standing above a ghastly white gentleman who , from a sitting
posture , was gasping out , “ I'll commit you ! . I swear I'll commit you ! ... " I helped
him ...
Page 57
There was a large flavor of Spaniards among the crowd . I got into the middle of a
knot of them , jammed against the wheels of one of the carriages , standing ,
hands down , on tiptoe , staring at the long scaffold . There were a great many
false ...
There was a large flavor of Spaniards among the crowd . I got into the middle of a
knot of them , jammed against the wheels of one of the carriages , standing ,
hands down , on tiptoe , staring at the long scaffold . There were a great many
false ...
Page 59
I happened to look downwards at my hands ; they were extraordinarily white ,
with the veins standing out all over them . They felt as if they had been sodden in
water , and it was quite a long time before they recovered their natural color .
I happened to look downwards at my hands ; they were extraordinarily white ,
with the veins standing out all over them . They felt as if they had been sodden in
water , and it was quite a long time before they recovered their natural color .
Page 68
Carlos , standing behind his chair , opened his mouth a little in a half smile . I was
really angry with O'Brien by that time , with his air of omniscience , superiority ,
and self - content , as if he were talking to a child or someone very credulous and
...
Carlos , standing behind his chair , opened his mouth a little in a half smile . I was
really angry with O'Brien by that time , with his air of omniscience , superiority ,
and self - content , as if he were talking to a child or someone very credulous and
...
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| 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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