Typhoon

Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)

Read by Russ Maxwell, Karen Savage, Esther and 3 others

2h 38m · 6 chapters

Typhoon is a short novel by Joseph Conrad, begun in 1899 and published in Pall Mall Magazine in 1902. It is a classic sea yarn that describes how Captain Macwhirr sails the Siamese steamer Nan-Shan into a typhoon. Other characters include the young Jukes and Solomon, the head engineer. The novel classically evokes the sea-faring life at the turn of the century. While Macwhirr is emotionally estranged from his family and crew, and though he refuses to consider an alternate course to skirt the typhoon, his indomitable will in the face of a superior natural force elicits grudging admiration. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Chapters

1. 1Chapter 129 min
2. 2Chapter 228 min
3. 3Chapter 323 min
4. 4Chapter 449 min
5. 5Chapter 530 min
6. 6Chapter 621 min

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