‘It was as if the sea, breaking down the wall protecting all the homes of the town, had sent a wave over her head’ . . . Set in a desolate English port, Conrad’s spare, savage turn-of-the-century story of lives haunted by the sea. One of Conrad’s most powerful, gripping stories. [ Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) ] Little Black Classics celebrates Penguin’s 80th birthday, introducing 80 works from the classics.