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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Everyman's Library Classics Ser.
An "anti-colonialist novella" written in days gone by, sophisticated in a way modern "adventure stories" are lacking. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is an example of classic fiction first published in 1899 in the United Kingdom. A true book of worth, a classic that lives on in an era of timeless di ...Show more
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Category: Classic | Series: Tap Classics
Aboard a yacht anchored in the Thames Estuary five men are waiting for the tide to turn. Among them is Marlow, who reflects on what Roman invaders must have felt as they arrived in that very spot, when it was 'one of the dark places of the earth'. His mind turns to a past experience and a journey into a ...Show more
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Paul B. Armstrong
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: Norton Critical Editions
This edition includes a newly edited text based on the 1902 edition. Textual History and Editing Principles provides an overview of the controversies and ambiguities surrounding Heart of Darkness. Included are background and source materials, and contemporary responses to the novella along with essays i ...Show more
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Conrad's narrator Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz- dying, insane, and guilty of unspeakable atrocities. Travelling upriver to the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, w ...Show more
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad; Peter Kuper (Adapted by)
Category: Graphic Novels
Acclaimed illustrator Peter Kuper delivers a visually immersive and profound adaptation of Joseph Conrad's enduring classic.
Heart of Darkness & Tales of Unrest by Joseph Conrad
Category: Classics
"Seaman Charlie Marlow takes a decaying steamboat on a perilous voyage to the heart of Africa. His mission is to relieve an ivory agent named Kurtz, taken sick at his remote trading station on the Congo River. The cruelty that Marlowe witnesses on his journey, and his eventual meeting with the legendary ...Show more
Heart of Darkness: AND Youth by Joseph Conrad; Tim Butcher (Introduction by)
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
Heart of Darknessby Joseph ConradIn Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Travelling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the lo ...Show more
Heart of Darkness (Collins Classics) by Joseph Conrad
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Collins Classics Ser.
Heart of DarknessBy Joseph ConradHeart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the heart of Africa.[1] Charles Marlow, the narrator, tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames. This ...Show more
Heart of Darkness (Manga Shakespeare) by Conrad,Joseph
Category: Fiction
Sees colonial trader, Marlow, recount his journey into the heart of Africa and his discovery of Kurtz, a company manager rumoured to have gone mad. As the details of Kurtz's dealings with the natives and his state of mind unfold, the lines between perception and interpretation of madness begin to blur. ...Show more
Heart of Darkness & Other Stories by Joseph Conrad
Category: Classic | Series: Wordsworth Classics
Introduction and Notes by Gene M. Moore, Universiteit van Amsterdam. Generally regarded as the pre-eminent work of Conrad's shorter fiction, Heart of Darkness is a chilling tale of horror which, as the author intended, is capable of many interpretations. Set in the Congo during the period of rapid colon ...Show more
Heart of Darkness (Penguin English Library) by Joseph Conrad
Category: Classic | Series: The Penguin English Library
The Penguin English Library Edition of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 'The mind of man is capable of anything - because everything is in it, all the past as well as all the future. What was there after all? Joy, fear, sorrow, devotion, rage - who can tell? - but truth - truth stripped of its cloak o ...Show more