"The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes" by Joseph Conrad is a historical fiction set primarily in the late 1800s. Through the eyes of a young man recalling his youth, the story unfolds in Marseilles, leading into the Carlist conflicts in Spain spearheaded by Don Carlos de Bourbon. Prompted by a letter from a childhood friend, the unnamed protagonist looks back at an adventurous period of his life, launched during a carnival where he sees a masked woman. Drawn into conversations with Mills and Captain Blunt, he learns about Dona Rita, a woman steeped in mystery, art, and political rebellion. The early parts of the book paint a vibrant picture with reflective moments mixed with historical events, laying the groundwork for the young man’s entanglement with both the politically charged atmosphere and his growing feelings for Dona Rita.
The Arrow of Gold: A Story Between Two Notes
By Joseph Conrad
Amidst political unrest and personal reflection, a young man's life is changed forever through a connection with a mysterious woman tied to art and rebellion.
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About the AuthorJoseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote novels and stories, many in nautical settings that depict crises of human individuality in the midst of what he saw as an indifferent, inscrutable and amoral world.
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote novels and stories, many in nautical settings that depict crises of human individuality in the midst of what he saw as an indifferent, inscrutable and amoral world.
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