The Ivory Child (Large Print Edition) Book

"I rejoiced in the great security of the sea as compared with the unrest of the land, in my choice of that untempted life presenting no disquieting problems, invested with an elementary moral beauty by the absolute straightforwardness of its appeal and the singleness of its purpose."

A fine trio of stories by the poetic sea-dog Conrad.
"Youth" is the other story to feature Marlow, of "Heart of Darkness" fame, tells of his early years aboard a doomed but persistent ship.
"Typhoon", one of Conrad's finest pieces, is about a stoic, almost simplistic captain weathering a deadly storm. For sheer drama and shit-in-your-pants prose, I've rarely read its equal. I got so nervous reading this I nearly crapped my fo'c'sle. Seriously, though, this one is worth reading even if you skip the others.
"The Secret Sharer" tells of a young captain who finds another young sailor, who murdered a crew member of another ship, clinging to the ladder of is ship. He hides the fugitive and shares his story. A story of a "double", in a way, more mysterious and weird than Conrad's other work, but amazing nonetheless.