Title: Almayer's folly
Subtitle: a story of an eastern river
Description: The well-known shrill voice startled Almayer from his dream of splendid future into the unpleasant realities of the present hour. An unpleasant voice too. He had heard it for many years, and with every year he liked it less. No matter; there would be an end to all this soon.
Subjects: Fiction, Dutch, Imperialism, Trading companies, Tom Lingard (Fictitious character), Social life and customs, Classic Literature, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Indonesia, fiction, English literature, Fathers and daughters, Racially mixed people, Gold mines and mining, Dutch fiction, Roman néerlandais, Sociétés de commerce, Romans, nouvelles, Impérialisme
Places: Borneo, Malaysia, Indonesia, Dutch, Bornéo
Time periods: 19th century