{"product_id":"2940000739884","title":"Chance, a Tale in Two Parts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChance\u003c\/b\u003e(1914) was the first of Conrad's novels to bring him popular success and it holds a unique place among his works. It tells the story of Flora de Barral, a vulnerable and abandoned young girl who is \"like a beggar, without a right to anything but compassion.\" After her bankrupt father is imprisoned, she learns the harsh fact that a woman in her position \"has no resources but in herself.\" Her only means of action is to be what \u003cb\u003eshe is.\u003c\/b\u003e Flora's long struggle to achieve some dignity and happiness makes her Conrad's most moving female character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflecting the contemporary interest in the New Woman and the Suffragette question, \u003cb\u003eChance\u003c\/b\u003e also marks the final appearance of Marlow, Conrad's most effective and wise narrator. This revised edition uses the English first edition text and has a new chronology and bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Samizdat Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168353075440,"sku":"2940000739884","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940000739884_p0.jpg?v=1763544746","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940000739884","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}