The Duel and Other Tales

First issued in 1908 as A Set of Six, this collection gathers six stories of men trapped by honour, politics, or a single violent reputation. The title tale follows two Napoleonic officers whose private combat outlasts campaigns and ranks. Other pieces concern a Chilean peasant soldier in the wars of independence, anarchist circles in London and on the Continent, a notorious ship, and an aging count's night in Naples. Settings shift among Europe and South America; the method is ironic tale-telling rather than a shared plot. The book is a set of short fictions, not a novel of the Napoleonic wars.

Bound in dark blue cloth printed with a design in black and silver. 2• Blue slipcase with Conrad's signature in silver on front.