Almayer's Folly

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Almayer's Folly is Joseph Conrad's first novel, published in 1895 by T. Fisher Unwin. Set in the late 19th century, it centres on the life of the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer in the Borneo jungle and his relationship to his mixed heritage daughter Nina. The character of Kaspar Almayer is based on a Dutch local trader by the name of William Charles Olmeijer.