FREEThe Secret Sharer
"The Secret Sharer" by Joseph Conrad is a short story written in 1909. A young captain, commanding his first ship, discovers a fugitive clinging to his vessel at night—a first mate who has killed a crew member and escaped arrest. Recognizing the stranger as his mirror image in appearance and background, the captain hides him aboard, risking his command and credibility. As authorities search and his crew grows suspicious, he must execute a dangerous maneuver to help his double escape while proving himself as captain. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Automated conservative edition review 2026-10-20T07:18:21.211Z (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/220; Philippine term reference https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/copyright/. EPUB SHA256 a863f28736d0d3f26e110b2a5a26439236401a78c706c87a8db6d90a2ed53c7f; RDF SHA256 1fb6d9c9af30f70f66e4b8c6d5d64db818e4b753188e3f9a392672020760de69.
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