Chance by Joseph Conrad. cover art

Chance by Joseph Conrad.

Chance by Joseph Conrad.

Written by: Popular Culture and Religion.
Listen for free

About this listen

 Chance by Joseph Conrad.
"You are the expert in the psychological wilderness," the nominal narrator of this engaging tale says at one point to Marlow, who in practice serves as this novel's chief discoverer of hidden events, and commentator on the vagaries of human behaviour. In "Chance", these are notable chiefly in the actions of various parties — some well-meaning, some blinded by their own lofty idealism, and others frankly exploitative — who in various ways meddle in the fate of Flora de Barrall, an innocent young woman who just happens to be the only child of a fascinatingly bland and self-deluded fraudster who proves to be a very nasty piece of work indeed. Marlow's ruminations on the actions of the various players whose paths cross Flora's are always dry, and often very droll. 'Chance' was Conrad's first truly popular novel, and even today it's not hard to see why. This is Conrad at his most accessible.Copyright Popular Culture and Religion. Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 31 - Part 2, Chapter 6, Section 4. Chance by Joseph Conrad.

    31 - Part 2, Chapter 6, Section 4. Chance by Joseph Conrad.
    Apr 27 2026
    31 - Part 2, Chapter 6, Section 4. Chance by Joseph Conrad.
    "You are the expert in the psychological wilderness," the nominal narrator of this engaging tale says at one point to Marlow, who in practice serves as this novel's chief discoverer of hidden events, and commentator on the vagaries of human behaviour. In "Chance", these are notable chiefly in the actions of various parties — some well-meaning, some blinded by their own lofty idealism, and others frankly exploitative — who in various ways meddle in the fate of Flora de Barrall, an innocent young woman who just happens to be the only child of a fascinatingly bland and self-deluded fraudster who proves to be a very nasty piece of work indeed. Marlow's ruminations on the actions of the various players whose paths cross Flora's are always dry, and often very droll. 'Chance' was Conrad's first truly popular novel, and even today it's not hard to see why. This is Conrad at his most accessible.
    Show More Show Less
    21 mins
  • 30 - Part 2, Chapter 6, Section 3. Chance by Joseph Conrad.

    30 - Part 2, Chapter 6, Section 3. Chance by Joseph Conrad.
    Apr 27 2026
    30 - Part 2, Chapter 6, Section 3. Chance by Joseph Conrad.
    "You are the expert in the psychological wilderness," the nominal narrator of this engaging tale says at one point to Marlow, who in practice serves as this novel's chief discoverer of hidden events, and commentator on the vagaries of human behaviour. In "Chance", these are notable chiefly in the actions of various parties — some well-meaning, some blinded by their own lofty idealism, and others frankly exploitative — who in various ways meddle in the fate of Flora de Barrall, an innocent young woman who just happens to be the only child of a fascinatingly bland and self-deluded fraudster who proves to be a very nasty piece of work indeed. Marlow's ruminations on the actions of the various players whose paths cross Flora's are always dry, and often very droll. 'Chance' was Conrad's first truly popular novel, and even today it's not hard to see why. This is Conrad at his most accessible.
    Show More Show Less
    26 mins
  • 29 - Part 2, Chapter 6, Section 2. Chance by Joseph Conrad.

    29 - Part 2, Chapter 6, Section 2. Chance by Joseph Conrad.
    Apr 27 2026
    29 - Part 2, Chapter 6, Section 2. Chance by Joseph Conrad.
    "You are the expert in the psychological wilderness," the nominal narrator of this engaging tale says at one point to Marlow, who in practice serves as this novel's chief discoverer of hidden events, and commentator on the vagaries of human behaviour. In "Chance", these are notable chiefly in the actions of various parties — some well-meaning, some blinded by their own lofty idealism, and others frankly exploitative — who in various ways meddle in the fate of Flora de Barrall, an innocent young woman who just happens to be the only child of a fascinatingly bland and self-deluded fraudster who proves to be a very nasty piece of work indeed. Marlow's ruminations on the actions of the various players whose paths cross Flora's are always dry, and often very droll. 'Chance' was Conrad's first truly popular novel, and even today it's not hard to see why. This is Conrad at his most accessible.
    Show More Show Less
    15 mins
No reviews yet