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The Arrow of Gold

by Joseph Conrad

A young man becomes involved in arms smuggling and falls in love with his benefactor.

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First published
1918
Length
108,447 words
Reading time
About 7 hr 32 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

The young narrator of The Arrow of Gold , a British seaman called Monsieur George, finds himself in Marseilles, France, in the 1870s during the time of the Third Carlist War. Supporters of the pretender are smuggling arms into Spain, and the narrator soon becomes entangled in this undercover plot. His benefactor is the mysterious Doña Rita, and their relationship is the plot’s focal point.

The Arrow of Gold was published as a book in 1919 and serialized between 1918 and 1920. For inspiration, Conrad drew heavily on his personal experience, previously recounted in The Mirror of the Sea . One of Conrad’s final novels, the book met with some criticism in comparison to his earlier works, and is now mostly remembered for its autobiographical aspects.

First published 1918; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 108,447 words arranged in 35 navigable sections.

About the author

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) is described by Wikidata as Polish-British writer (1857–1924), with citizenship or national association recorded as Russian Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, and Second Polish Republic.

Recorded occupations include writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, science fiction writer, and autobiographer. Languages recorded for Joseph Conrad include English and Polish. The structured record associates Joseph Conrad with modernist literature. Wikidata lists The Lagoon, The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Amy Foster, and Typhoon among Joseph Conrad's notable works. Open Library identifies Heart of Darkness as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 5571 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes A Personal Record, Almayer’s Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, Chance, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, and Nostromo under Joseph Conrad's authorship.

1857–1924

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Themes and ideas

  • Sea stories
  • Young men
  • Adventure stories
  • Illegal arms transfers
  • Marseille (France)

Table of contents

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  1. Epigraph
  2. Dedication
  3. Author’s Note
  4. The Arrow of Gold
  5. First Note
  6. Part I
  7. I
  8. II
  9. III
  10. Part II
  11. I
  12. II
  13. III
  14. IV
  15. Part III
  16. I
  17. II
  18. III
  19. IV
  20. Part IV
  21. I
  22. II
  23. III
  24. IV
  25. V
  26. Part V
  27. I
  28. II
  29. III
  30. IV
  31. V
  32. VI
  33. VII
  34. VIII
  35. Second Note
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