' It was as if the sea breaking down the wall protecting all the homes of the town had sent a wave over her head' One of Conrad's most powerful gripping stories Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) Conrad's Heart of Darkness Lord Jim Nostromo The Secret Agent The Secret Sharer & Other Stories Typhoon & Other Stories & Under Western Eyes are available in Penguin Classics