Heart of DarknessDover Publications, 1990 M07 1 - 80 páginas Although Polish by birth, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) is regarded as one of the greatest writers in English, and Heart of Darkness, first published in 1902, is considered by many his "most famous, finest, and most enigmatic story." — Encyclopaedia Britannica. The tale concerns the journey of the narrator (Marlow) up the Congo River on behalf of a Belgian trading company. Far upriver, he encounters the mysterious Kurtz, an ivory trader who exercises an almost godlike sway over the inhabitants of the region. Both repelled and fascinated by the man, Marlow is brought face to face with the corruption and despair that Conrad saw at the heart of human existence. |
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... eyes ! They were in cipher ! Yes , it looked like cipher . Fancy a man lugging with him a book of that description into this nowhere and studying it — and making notes - in cipher at that ! It was an extravagant mystery . " I had been ...
... eyes and ears were concerned . Just nowhere . Gone , disappeared ; swept off without leaving a whisper or a shadow behind . " I went forward , and ordered the chain to be hauled in short , so as to be ready to trip the anchor and move ...
... eyes , I made out , deep in the tangled gloom , naked breasts , arms , legs , glaring eyes - the bush was swarming with human limbs in movement , glistening , of bronze color . The twigs shook , swayed , and rustled , the arrows flew ...