Tales of Hearsay by Joseph Conrad audiobook.

Genre: drama

Tales of Hearsay is a compact, wide-ranging collection of four Joseph Conrad stories that circle a single fascination: how lives are shaped by what is reported, repeated, and half-believed. In 'The Warrior's Soul,' an aging Russian officer recounts a brutal episode from the Napoleonic wars, where a young cavalryman is forced to measure compassion against duty in the chaos of retreat and pursuit. 'Prince Roman' turns to the private code of an exiled Polish aristocrat, tracing how loyalty to a lost cause can harden into a lonely, disciplined form of heroism. In 'The Tale,' a soldier on leave entertains a woman with a wartime narrative in which a commander at sea must act on uncertain information, and the cost of decision lingers long after the moment passes. Finally, 'The Black Mate' returns to the working waterfront, where a merchant ship's new officer arrives with an air of mystery and a reputation that may not match the truth. Across battlefields, drawing rooms, and decks in rough weather, Conrad builds tense moral dramas from rumor, perception, and the fragile edge between knowledge and guesswork.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:47:47) Chapter 02

(01:37:24) Chapter 03

(02:17:20) Chapter 04

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