The End Of The Tether by Joseph Conrad ~ Full Audiobook [tragedy]

The End Of The Tether by Joseph Conrad audiobook.

Genre: tragedy

In a humid corner of the Malay Archipelago, Captain Henry Whalley is a celebrated seaman at the end of his long career - respected, proud, and quietly desperate. Age has begun to strip away the one thing he cannot admit losing: his ability to see clearly enough to command a ship. With money needed to secure his daughters future and his reputation hanging by a thread, Whalley takes charge of a small coastal steamer and tries to hide his failing eyesight from officers, owners, and crew. Among those closest to him is the hard-edged, observant first mate, a man whose loyalty is tested by the risks Whalley insists on taking and the compromises he asks others to share. As the vessel moves through rivers, ports, and shadowy trading outposts, routine voyages become charged with dread, pride, and moral pressure. Joseph Conrad turns a seafaring predicament into an intense study of dignity, duty, and the terrifying cost of self-deception - when a mans last tether to identity and honor is stretched to its limit.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:29) Chapter 02

(00:27:15) Chapter 03

(00:40:17) Chapter 04

(00:58:42) Chapter 05

(01:21:43) Chapter 06

(01:34:47) Chapter 07

(01:47:11) Chapter 08

(02:05:43) Chapter 09

(02:29:10) Chapter 10

(02:52:00) Chapter 11

(03:21:41) Chapter 12

(03:53:05) Chapter 13

(04:31:37) Chapter 14

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