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Nostromo

Nostromo

Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard is a 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad, set in the fictitious South American republic of "Costaguana". It was originally published serially in two volumes of T.P.'s Weekly.


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“A nickname may be the best record of a success. That's what I call putting the face of a joke upon the body of a truth.”

Part Third: The Lighthouse, Ch. 1
Often misquoted as "A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth."
Nostromo (1904)

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“"God for men — religions for women," he muttered sometimes.”

Part First: The Silver of the Mine, Ch. 4
Nostromo (1904)

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“Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions.”

Part First: The Silver of the Mine, Ch. 6
Nostromo (1904)

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Joseph Conrad photo
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“The air of the New World seems favorable to the art of declamation.”

Part First: The Silver of the Mine, Ch. 6
Nostromo (1904)

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