The story features Conrad 's recurring character Tom Lingard , who also appears in `` Almayer 's Folly '' ( 1895 ) and `` The Rescue '' ( 1920 ) , in addition to sharing other characters with those novels .
The story features the character Tom Lingard , who Conrad uses lots , and also appears in `` Almayer 's Folly '' ( 1895 ) and `` The Rescue '' ( 1920 ) . It shares other characters with those novels .