In fact it is part of what might be called a âtrilogy in reverseâ. An Outcast deals with events that take place in 1872, whereas Almayerâs Folly is set about 1887. An Outcast provides what might in modern media terms be called a âback storyâ to the first novel. There is also a third volume in the series called The Rescue that deals with events set even earlier in the 1850s â but this was not published until 1920.
In fact it is part of what might be called a âtrilogy in reverseâ. An Outcast deals with events that take place in 1872, whereas Almayerâs Folly is set about 1887. An Outcast provides what might in modern media terms be called a âback storyâ to the first novel. There is also a third volume in the series called The Rescue that deals with events set even earlier in the 1850s â but this was not published until 1920.