The third full-length novel and the fourth title in the Modern Library series by Joseph Conrad (Lord Jim, No. 186, Victory, No. 34, and "Heart of Darkness" in Great Modern Short Stories, No. 168), Nostromo is regarded by devoted Conradians as his most exciting tale of high adventure. The story of a man of fabulous daring somewhere on the South American seaboard during the turmoil of a revolution is far more than the recital of astounding feats; it's a drama of large-scale conflicts against a background of a strange land and the vast sea, told with power and insight and the subtle interplay of light and shadow. Robert Penn Warren, author of All the King's Men and World Enough and Time, contributes an illuminating and perceptive introduction.