Works of Joseph Conrad - Chapter I - "Kaspar! Makan!"

Sep 21, 2026

Comprehensive compilation of Joseph Conrad’s works, organized by genre and presented in alphabetical listings, alongside navigational elements and a biography section. The text includes categories such as novels, plays, short stories, and non-fiction, followed by a detailed inventory of titles. It also contains the opening of a narrative chapter, beginning with the well-known call “Kaspar! Makan!”, and describes Almayer’s thoughts and the tense atmosphere on a river during storm-swollen flooding, setting a realistic, dramatic tone.

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Reading Time87 h 13 min

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Chapter I

Works of Joseph Conrad from MobileReference List of Works by Genre and Title List of Works in Alphabetical Order Joseph Conrad Biography About and Navigation List of Works by Genre and Title Novels :: Plays :: Short Stories :: Non-Fiction Novels Almayer's Folly The Arrow of Gold Chance End ofthe Tether Gaspar Ruiz Heart of Darkness The Inheritors Lord Jim The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" Nostromo An Outcast of the Islands The Point Of Honor The Rescue Romance The Secret Agent A Set of Six The Shadow Line Some Reminiscences Tales Of Hearsay Tales of Unrest 'Twixt Land & Sea Typhoon Under Western Eyes Victory Within the Tides Plays One Day More Short Stories Amy Foster Falk The Lagoon The Secret Sharer To-morrow Youth Non-fiction Notes on Life and Letters Notes on My Books APersonal Record The Mirror of the Sea A-Z Index -A- | -C- | -E- | -F- | -G- | -H- | -I- | -L- | -M- | -N- | -O- | -P- | -R- | -S- | -T- | -U- | -V- | -W- | -Y Almayer's Folly Amy Foster The Arrow of Gold Chance End ofthe Tether Falk Gaspar Ruiz Heart of Darkness Inheritors Lagoon Lord Jim Mirror of the Sea Nigger Of The "Narcissus"Nostromo Notes on Life and Letters Notes on My Books One Day More Outcast of the Islands Personal Record Point Of Honor Rescue Romance Secret Agent Secret Sharer Set of Six Shadow Line Some Reminiscences Tales Of Hearsay Tales of Unrest To-morrow'Twixt Land & Sea Typhoon Under Western Eyes Victory Within the Tides Youth Go to Start Almayer's Folly A Story of an Eastern River by Joseph Conrad Electronically Developed by Mobilereference -I- | -II- | -III- | -IV- | -V- | -VI- | -VII- | -VIII- | -IX- | -X- | -XI- | -XIIJoseph Conrad Biography CHAPTER I. "Kaspar! Makan!" The well-known shrill voice startled Almayer from his dream of splendid future into the unpleasant realities of the present hour. An unpleasant voice too. He had heard it for many years, and with every year he liked it less. No matter; there would be an end to all this soon. He shuffled uneasily, but took no further notice of the call. Leaning with both his elbows on the balustrade of the verandah, he went on looking fixedly at the great river that flowed--indifferent and hurried--before his eyes. He liked to look at it about the time of sunset; perhaps because at that time the sinking sun would spread a glowing gold tinge on the waters of the Pantai, and Almayer's thoughts were often busy with gold; gold he had failed to secure; gold the others had secured--dishonestly, of course--or gold he meant to secure yet, through his own honest exertions, for himself and Nina. He absorbed himself in his dream of wealth and power away from this coast where he had dwelt for so many years, forgetting the bitterness of toil and strife in the vision of a great and splendid reward. They would live in Europe, he and his daughter. They would be rich and respected. Nobody would think of her mixed blood in the presence of her great beauty and of his immense wealth. Witnessing her triumphs he would grow young again, he would forget the twenty-five years of heart-breaking struggle on this coast where he felt like a prisoner. All this was nearly within his reach. Let only Dain return! And return soon he must--in his own interest, for his own share. He was now more than a week late! Perhaps he would return to-night. Such were Almayer's thoughts as, standing on the verandah of his new but already decaying house--that last failure of his life--he looked on the broad river. There was no tinge of gold on it this evening, for it had been swollen by the rains, and rolled an angry and muddy flood under his inattentive eyes, carrying small drift-wood and big dead logs, and whole uprooted trees with branches and foliage, amongst which the water swirled and roared angrily. One of those drifting trees grounded on the shelving shore, just by the house

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How are Joseph Conrad’s works organized in this document?

The document lists works by genre (novels, plays, short stories, non-fiction) and also provides an alphabetical index of titles.

What content appears under the chapter section?

It includes the opening of Chapter I, starting with the line “Kaspar! Makan!”, followed by narrative description focused on Almayer’s thoughts amid storm conditions.

Does the document include non-fiction material?

Yes. It contains a non-fiction section listing works such as Notes on Life and Letters, Notes on My Books, A Personal Record, and The Mirror of the Sea.

Sep 21, 2026

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