<p>&ldquo;The Secret Sharer and Other Stories&rdquo; is a collection of seafaring tales by famed author Joseph Conrad. In &ldquo;The Secret Sharer&rdquo;, a nameless captain discovers a stow-away clinging to the side of his ship and secretly brings him aboard and harbors him in his cabin. In &ldquo;Typhoon&rdquo;, the main character, Captain MacWhirr, decides to sail his vessel through a typhoon in the South Pacific. His bold action, at first to the protest of his crew, later earns him their admiration and respect. In &ldquo;The Nigger of the &lsquo;Narcissus&rsquo;&rdquo; we have the tale of James Wait, a dying West Indian black sailor whose condition seems to parallel the fate of the merchant ship &lsquo;Narcissus&rsquo;, of which he is a member of the crew. &ldquo;Youth&rdquo; is the semi-autobiographical story of the first voyage of Charles Marlow, the narrator of Conrad&rsquo;s most famous novel &ldquo;Heart of Darkness&rdquo;. This quest tale finds the youthful Marlow&rsquo;s nerve, strength, and patience all tested on his journey to becoming a man. A shining example of Conrad&rsquo;s later literary ability, &ldquo;The Shadow-Line&rdquo; is his 1915 novella of a young man in his first command as a sea captain. It is a suspenseful story of a defining moment of a young life, when the indistinct line separating an inexperienced boy from a mature man becomes perfectly clear. These exhilarating nautical tales by a master storyteller portray intense trials of human spirit and the powerful demands of duty and honor. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.</p>