# \#joseph-conrad

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## [Extract from the "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad](https://www.queseas.com/t/extract-from-the-heart-of-darkness-by-joseph-conrad/338)

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**Author:** [@George.Liadis](https://www.queseas.com/u/George.Liadis)\
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Forthwith a change came over the waters, and the serenity became less brilliant but more profound. The old river \[Thames\] in its broad reach rested unruffled at the decline of day, after ages of good service done to the …

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## [Extract from the "Typhoon" by Joseph Conrad](https://www.queseas.com/t/extract-from-the-typhoon-by-joseph-conrad/215)

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**Author:** [@Paraschos.Liadis](https://www.queseas.com/u/Paraschos.Liadis)\
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Observing the steady fall of the barometer, Captain MacWhirr thought, “There’s some dirty weather knocking about.” This is precisely what he thought. He had had an experience of moderately dirty weather—the term dirty as…