Typhoon
Joseph Conrad
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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) (2 hr 38 min)
Chapters
| Chapter 1 | 29:54 | Read by Russ Maxwell |
| Chapter 2 | 28:27 | Read by Karen Savage |
| Chapter 3 | 23:23 | Read by Esther |
| Chapter 4 | 49:28 | Read by Alan Chant |
| Chapter 5 | 30:38 | Read by Kirsten Ferreri |
| Chapter 6 | 21:21 | Read by Hugh McGuire |
Reviews
GREAT ADVENTURE STORY.
tripet
THIS BOOK WAS SO WELL WRITTEN, HEAPS OF DETAIL AND EXITEMENT. I HUNG ON EVERY WORD AND FELT EVERY WAVE. JUST LOVED IT. WOULD LIKE TO READ MORE OF HIS BOOKS. WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW IF HE ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED THIS, IF NOT HE HAD A GREAT IMAGINATION. SO REAL.
Gripping tale, abrupt ending
Mark Burchard
Everybody who reads Conrad should understand that his first language was not English, which makes the effortlessness of his writing seem all the more special. His criticisms of stiff upper lip British empire making and mentality are artful and frequently come from an unexpected direction, in allegory.
exciting story
Brad
exciting story although somewhat anti-climatic, as seems to be Joseph Conrad's style. Multiple readers, but all are tolerable.
VEry good
lanternland
Rather brilliantly written novelette by Joseph Conrad read by multiple readers most of whom are good.
David Kantor
just as I remembered when read so many years ago. Great story.
incredible survival
A LibriVox Listener
author must have experienced such atrocious events