![]() ![]() of France in the waning years of the French Revolution, The Rover is a tale of self-discovery. The story is about Peyrol's attempt at withdrawal from an action- and blood-filled life his involvement with the pariahs of Escampobar the struggle for his identity and allegiance, which is resolved in his last voyage. The Rover by Joseph Conrad - book cover, description. ![]() ![]() Peyrol (a master-gunner in the French republican navy, pirate, and for nearly fifty years "rover of the outer seas") attempts to find refuge in an isolated farmhouse (Escampobar) on the Giens Peninsula near Hyères. The story takes place in the south of France, against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Napoleon's rise to power, and the French-English rivalry in the Mediterranean. It was first published in 1923, and adapted into the 1967 film of the same name. ![]() The Rover is the last complete novel by Joseph Conrad, written between 19. ![]()
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