FREEThe Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows
"The Rescue: A Romance of the Shallows" by Joseph Conrad is a novel published in 1920. Captain Tom Lingard commands a sailing ship in the Malayan archipelago, committed to helping his native friend Hassim reclaim his land. When he encounters a stranded yacht, Lingard meets the enigmatic Edith Travers, wife of a hostile British gentleman. As romantic tension builds between Lingard and Mrs. Travers, his loyalty to Hassim clashes with unexpected complications, forcing him to navigate treacherous waters between duty, friendship, and desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Automated conservative edition review 2026-10-20T06:49:50.194Z (historical-original-en-v2), Philippines scope. English historical author Conrad, Joseph, died 1924; original-language author allowlist, matching sole EPUB/catalog creator, no credited contributors, no extra artwork, no flagged editorial/translation/copyright cues in isolated text. US public-domain source label and retained Gutenberg license; EPUB CRC passed. This is rule-based screening, not a worldwide rights opinion or a claim of manual review. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1712; Philippine term reference https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/copyright/. EPUB SHA256 47cf58b12a6e4f7c6d39261e58616aadd4c4178b3e80139d7faf705dec7be00b; RDF SHA256 9066cbfda0f071e650412f8cbb3b2c1ba141bb15661f96b15e3923aded89b5e3.
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