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Captain Nelson and his beautiful daughter Freya live on a small island somewhere between Borneo and Sumatra. Freya is courted by Jasper Allen, owner of a grand brig, who is determined to do everything that it takes to win Freya s heart. In the fight for his love he risks his ship and even his life
"Freya of the Seven Isles", originally published in 1912 in Conrad s volume of tales "Twixt Land and Sea", is a moving romantic tale written by one of the masters of English literature.

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Joseph Conrad, geb. 1857 in der Ukraine, war Sohn polnischer Landadliger. Ab dem siebzehnten Lebensjahr fuhr er für französische und englische Handelsgesellschaften zur See, Erwerb des Kapitänspatents zwölf Jahre später, 1884 Annahme der englischen Staatsbürgerschaft. Zahlreiche Roman-Veröffentlichungen. Der Autor verstarb 1924 in England.

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