'Presenting Conrad's 'Mediterranean novel' in an elegant format more correct and authoritative than all previous ones, this magnificent Cambridge edition will enable general readers and scholars fully to appreciate the last creative effort of a Master.' Mario Curreli, Università di Pisa
Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Abbreviations and note on editions; Introduction; Suspense; The text: an essay; Apparatus; Appendices; Explanatory notes; Glossary.