Heart of darkness
by
 
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.

Title
: 
Heart of darkness

Author
: 
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.

ISBN
: 
9780486264646

Personal Author
: 
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.

Publication Information
: 
New York : Dover, 1990.

Physical Description
: 
v, 72 pages ; 21 cm.

Series
: 
Dover thrift editions
 
Dover thrift editions.

General Note
: 
"Republication of the story originally published in the volume Youth, a narrative, and two other stories by William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh and London, in 1902"--Title page verso.

Abstract
: 
Dark allegory describes the narrator's journey up the Congo River and his meeting with, and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly inhabitants of the region. Masterly blend of adventure, character development, psychological penetration. Considered by many Conrad's finest, most enigmatic story.

Subject Term
: 
Europeans -- Africa -- Fiction.
 
Trading posts -- Fiction.
 
Degeneration -- Fiction.
 
Imperialism -- Fiction.

Geographic Term
: 
Africa -- Fiction.

Electronic Access
: 
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/dover032/90003492.html


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