[Next project] The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad

[Szymon Szott]

Hi!

Since my previous production is all but released I'd like to ask about the next one. I saw that The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad has reverted to “Wanted” status. I always wanted to produce this one. Can I take a swing at it?

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/451

https://archive.org/details/worksofjosephcon14conruoft/

Can I use the following order (based on the scans and a different production, which also has an epigraph preceding the imprint)?

• Title

• Epigraph-1 (“Worthy of my undying regard”)

• Imprint

• Dedication

• Author’s Note

• Epigraph-2 (quote from Baudelaire)

• Half-title page

• [...]

Best,
Szymon

[Alex Cabal]

Sure! Please send a repo link once you start.

On 9/6/25 3:32 PM, Szymon Szott wrote:
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> Hi!
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>
> Since my previous production is all but released I'd like to ask about

> the next one. I saw that The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad <https://
> standardebooks.org/ebooks/joseph-conrad/the-shadow-line>has reverted to

> “Wanted” status. I always wanted to produce this one. Can I take a swing
> at it?
>
>

> https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/451 <https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/451>
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> https://archive.org/details/worksofjosephcon14conruoft/ <https://
> archive.org/details/worksofjosephcon14conruoft/>

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> Can I use the following order (based on the scans and a different

> production <https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/henry-george/progress-and-
> poverty/text>, which also has an epigraph preceding the imprint)?
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> Epigraph-1 (“Worthy of my undying regard”)
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> Imprint
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> Dedication
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> Author’s Note
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> Epigraph-2 (quote from Baudelaire)
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> Half-title page
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> [...]
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> Best,
> Szymon*
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[Szymon Szott]

https://github.com/SzymonSzott/joseph-conrad_the-shadow-line

[Alex Cabal]

OK, David will manage this with Vince reviewing.

On 9/7/25 3:12 PM, Szymon Szott wrote:
> https://github.com/SzymonSzott/joseph-conrad_the-shadow-line
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> On Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:05:41 PM UTC+2 Alex Cabal wrote:
>
> Sure! Please send a repo link once you start.
>
> On 9/6/25 3:32 PM, Szymon Szott wrote:
> > *
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> >
> > Since my previous production is all but released I'd like to ask
> about
> > the next one. I saw that The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad <https://

> > standardebooks.org/ebooks/joseph-conrad/the-shadow-line <http://

> standardebooks.org/ebooks/joseph-conrad/the-shadow-line>>has
> reverted to
> > “Wanted” status. I always wanted to produce this one. Can I take
> a swing
> > at it?
> >
> >
> > https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/451 <https://www.gutenberg.org/

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[Szymon Szott]

David,

I've completed all stages up to proofreading: 

https://github.com/SzymonSzott/joseph-conrad_the-shadow-line

In terms of organizing the frontmatter, can I use the following order (based on the scans and a different production, which also has an epigraph preceding the imprint)?

• Title

• Epigraph-1 (“Worthy of my undying regard”)

• Imprint

• Dedication

• Author’s Note

• Epigraph-2 (quote from Baudelaire)

• Half-title page

• [...]

Best, Szymon

[David]

Sorry for not picking this up sooner (I see you raised this in your original post).

I *think* that looks acceptable! I went back to the thread on the Henry George title you found as precedent. It was done in 2020, and SE conventions might have been refined since then. It was difficult for me even to see whether this "motto" served as an epigraph, but it turns out it's much like the one that accompanies _Under Western Eyes_. (Perhaps this is one of Conrad's "things"!)

On balance, then, let's go with your proposed structure, and we'll see what Vince and Alex make of it. If some other pattern prevails, I don't think it will take much effort to tweak it.

[Szymon Szott]

David, I'm ready for approving a book cover.

My first candidate is "Ships in a Gale". Here's a mockup cover: https://imgur.com/a/athTA3c

The only downside is its similarity to "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket" (it's the same painter). I think there's already precedence for similar-looking covers, but I will concede if it's an issue.

Option no. 2 is "Point Judith, Rhode Island"; and again a mockup: https://imgur.com/a/JWEHmA2

Finally, a third option is "Sailing Ship--off Coast of Maine", but I think its brightness doesn't reflect the narrative.

Szymon

[David Reimer]

These look quite promising ... but oddly, those Imgur links are not
working for me. I even tried downloading, but there was nothing there.
Can you try again with the mockups, or just attach them to an email?
Thanks!

D.

[Szymon Szott]

Yes, the previous uploads failed, here are the mockups:

https://imgur.com/WO6FrHL

https://imgur.com/a/JWEHmA2

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[David Reimer]

Well, they both look good. :) I've added both your first two choices
to the Artworks DB.

I prefer your first choice ("Ships in a Gale"), and I don't think it's
*overly* close to the Pym cover, especially since your ship
comfortably clears the SE title box.

Just let me know which you opt for, and I'll make the project assignment.

On Sun, 14 Sept 2025 at 14:13, Szymon wrote:
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> Yes, the previous uploads failed, here are the mockups:
> https://imgur.com/WO6FrHL
> https://imgur.com/a/JWEHmA2
>

[Szymon Szott]

Thanks David, let's go with the first option, 'Ships in a Gale'.

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[David]

Done!

On Sunday, 14 September 2025 at 16:43:53 UTC+1 Szymon wrote:

Thanks David, let's go with the first option, 'Ships in a Gale'.

[Szymon Szott]

Thanks, David!

Vince, the repo is ready for review: https://github.com/SzymonSzott/joseph-conrad_the-shadow-line

Szymon

[Vince]

I feel some déjà vu. First part of the week is busy, so it’ll probably be after Wednesday.