Conrad's most popular work is about a young Englishman who decides on a career at sea. But all does not go well; during a crisis, he behaves like a coward. Afterwards he seeks anonymity, burying himself at a remote port in the South Seas. Able to redeem himself as a community leader, he then sacrifices his life for a moral principle. # 85 on Modern Library's list of the top 100 novels of the century. Connolly 100.
