A celebrated passage in this novel describes its protagonist as being as "free from evil in the moment of waking as a magnificent wild beast" before stating that "under a thoughtful frown appeared the man.
A celebrated passage in this novel describes its protagonist as being as "free from evil in the moment of waking as a magnificent wild beast" before stating that "under a thoughtful frown appeared the man." This novel opens by relating a story of two treasure seekers whose ghosts haunt a ravine in the Azuera peninsula. Its protagonist rides to Cayta to rescue Barrios and defeat the Monterists on the urging of Dr. Monygham. Other characters in this novel include Martin Decoud, who commits suicide after hiding silver on the island of the Great Isabel, and Charles Gould, who runs the San Tome mine in Sulaco. Set in the South American republic of Costaguana, it focuses on the "incorruptible" Capitaz de Cargadores. For 10 points, name this 1904 Joseph Conrad novel about the title Italian.
A celebrated passage in this novel describes its protagonist as being as "free from evil in the moment of waking as a magnificent wild beast" before stating that "under a thoughtful frown appeared the man.
Nostromo