Synopsis
The Point of Honor: A Military Tale is a novella written by Joseph Conrad, a Polish-British writer. The book is set in the early 19th century and is a story of two French officers, D'Hubert and Feraud, who develop a bitter rivalry that leads to a series of duels. The story is told from the perspective of D'Hubert, who is ordered by his superior to deliver a letter to Feraud, a fellow officer who has been accused of insulting the regiment's colonel. Feraud takes offense at the letter and challenges D'Hubert to a duel. The two men fight, but the duel is interrupted by the arrival of the military police. Despite the interruption, the two men continue to cross paths and engage in more duels, each time with more serious consequences. The story explores the themes of honor, duty, and loyalty, as well as the destructive nature of pride and revenge. The Point of Honor is a classic tale of military honor and personal sacrifice that has been praised for its vivid characterization and powerful storytelling.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
Joseph Conrad , 3 December 1857 Berdichev, Ukraine – 3 August 1924) was a Polish novelist who wrote in English, after settling in England. Conrad is regarded as one of the great novelists in English, though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties (and then always with a marked Polish accent). He wrote stories and novels, predominantly with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit by the demands of duty and honour. Conrad was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English tragic sensibility into English literature. While some of his works have a strain of romanticism, he is viewed as a precursor of modernist literature. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many authors. -wikipedia
Biographie de l'auteur
Joseph Conrad was a Polish novelist who lived most of his life in Britain and didn't learn English until age 21. The young Conrad lived an adventurous life involving gunrunning and political conspiracy, and apparently had a disastrous love affair that plunged him into despair. He served 16 years in the merchant navy.
In 1894, at age 36, Conrad reluctantly gave up the sea, partly because of poor health and partly because he had decided on a literary career.
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