The Inn of the Two Witches

"The Inn of the Two Witches" is one of the best-known short stories written by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). First published in 1915, it is an intriguing tale of adventure and mystery. The story comes from an account given by a sixty year old man in the middle of the nineteenth century. An un-named outer narrator discovers a handwritten manuscript in a box of old books he buys. The document has been written by Edgar Byrne, relating to an incident that took place in 1813 when he was a young officer just off the coast of northern Spain...