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Under Western Eyes

admin12 — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:10:01 +0000

Joseph Conrad’s gripping tale of conspiracies and power struggles in Tsarist Russia tells the story of Razumov, a young philosophy student who is dragged into the dark world of revolutionary politics after a terrorist attack.

Lord Jim

admin12 — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:04:57 +0000

When Jim joins the rest of his ship’s crew in abandoning the sinking vessel and all its eight hundred passengers, he finds his life is haunted by his shameful act and heads east to escape his past.

Nostromo

admin12 — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:01:40 +0000

It was supposed to unite Costaguana but the riches of a silver mine has merely added to the Latin American nation’s instability. To the rescue comes the fame-hungry Nostromo, who offers to hide the treasure and help reunite the country, but is he as incorruptible as he seems?

The Secret Agent

admin12 — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:09:54 +0000

Mr Verloc is a London shopkeeper who lives with his wife, mother-in-law and brother-in-law. But little do they know, he is also a foreign spy with a secret and deadly terrorist mission.

Heart of Darkness

admin12 — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:58:43 +0000

A dark exposé of the evils of imperialism, Heart of Darkness follows Charles Marlow’s journey into deepest Africa to track down Mr Kurtz, a famed trader driven mad by horrors he has inflicted.