CONRAD, JOSEPH — The Rover

1975 [Dent’s (Everyman Paperbacks Edition, nr 1395 Reprint of 1965 XII+298 p. extensive bibliography SOFTCOVER: (Orig. papeback. VERY GOOD) VERY RARE Edition. Set in the South of France during the waning days of the French Revolution and the early years of Napoleonic rule, The Rover (1923) is the last novel that Conrad completed in his lifetime. A popular success on its publication, it explores, against the backdrop of dramatic political change and the Anglo-French hostilities leading up to the Battle of Trafalgar, the themes of personal and national identity, loyalty and love.