A poor businessman dreams of finding a hidden gold mine. He is a white European, married to a native Malayan; they have one daughter named Nina. Unfortunately, he does not find the goldmine, and the large, lavish house he built remains unfinished, prompting seamen to nickname it "Almayer's Folly".About the Author: About The Author Joseph Conrad (1857 -1924) was a Polish author who moved to England to become one of the greatest English language novelists, even though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his 20s. Films have been adapted from, or inspired by, Conrad's Almayer's Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, The Secret Agent, The Duel, Victory, The Shadow Line, and The Rover. Joseph Conrad Classics Include: 1. Almayer's Folly (1895) 2. An Outcast of the Islands (1896) 3. The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' (1897) 4. Heart of Darkness (1899) 5. Lord Jim (1900) 6. The Inheritors (with Ford Madox Ford) (1901) 7. Typhoon (1902, begun 1899) 8. Romance (with Ford Madox Ford, 1903) 9. Nostromo (1904) 10. The Secret Agent (1907) 11. Under Western Eyes (1911) 12. Chance (1913) 13. Victory (1915) 14. The Shadow Line (1917) 15. The Arrow of Gold (1919) 16. The Rescue (1920)