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Classic Love Stories

Chance: A Tale in Two Parts

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    Joseph Conrad's Chance: A Tale in Two Parts is a classic romance novel. It deals with young women, fathers and daughters, children of prisoners and ship captains' spouses.

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    About Chance: A Tale in Two Parts

    "Chance: A Tale in Two Parts" by Joseph Conrad is a novel published in 1913. Narrated through multiple voices, including Conrad's recurring character Charles Marlow, the story follows Flora de Barral, daughter of a convicted swindler. Her sheltered existence collapses with her father's imprisonment, forcing her to depend on others' uncertain generosity until she escapes through marriage to Captain Anthony. The novel explores their enigmatic union through fragmented perspectives, building toward a climactic resolution when her father rejoins them at sea.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

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    • Sea stories
    • Psychological fiction
    • Young women
    • Love stories
    • Fathers and daughters
    • Children of prisoners
    • Ship captains' spouses

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    Who wrote Chance: A Tale in Two Parts?

    Chance: A Tale in Two Parts was written by Joseph Conrad.

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    It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

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    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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