menu
{ "item_title" : "The Point of Honor", "item_author" : [" "], "item_description" : "Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this story features two French Hussar officers, D'Hubert and Feraud. Their quarrel over an initially minor incident turns into a bitter, long-drawn out struggle over the following fifteen years, interwoven with the larger conflict that provides its backdrop. At the beginning, Feraud is the one who jealously guards his honor and repeatedly demands satisfaction anew when a duelling encounter ends inconclusively; he aggressively pursues every opportunity to locate and duel his foe. As the story progresses, D'Hubert also finds himself caught up in the contest, unable to back down or walk away.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers2/ebook/13/73/9781627937313_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "0.99", "our_price" : "0.99", "club_price" : "0.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "club_savings_amt" : "0", "club_savings_pct" : "0" } }
The Point of Honor|Joseph Conrad

The Point of Honor

Download
Format: EPUB What's this?
Language: eng

This item is only available to U.S. billing addresses.

Other Available Formats

EPUB
0.99
Paperback
$15.95

show all formats

Overview

Set during the Napoleonic Wars, this story features two French Hussar officers, D'Hubert and Feraud. Their quarrel over an initially minor incident turns into a bitter, long-drawn out struggle over the following fifteen years, interwoven with the larger conflict that provides its backdrop. At the beginning, Feraud is the one who jealously guards his honor and repeatedly demands satisfaction anew when a duelling encounter ends inconclusively; he aggressively pursues every opportunity to locate and duel his foe. As the story progresses, D'Hubert also finds himself caught up in the contest, unable to back down or walk away.

This item is Non-Returnable

Details

  • ISBN: 9781627937313
  • Publisher: Start Classics
  • Imprint: Start Classics
  • Date: Nov 2013
  • Seller Statement: Sold by Simon and Schuster

BAM Customer Reviews