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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... fellow , ' and did nothing . Then - would you believe it ? —I tried the women . I , Charlie Marlow , set the women to work — to get a job . Heavens ! Well , you see , the notion drove me . I had an aunt , a dear enthusiastic soul . She ...
... fellow to you at all , only it was from his lips that I first heard the name of the man who is so indissolubly connected with the memories of that time . Moreover , I respected the fellow . Yes ; I respected his collars , his vast cuffs ...
... fellow was the making of bricks - so I had been informed ; but there wasn't a fragment of a brick anywhere in the station , and he had been there more than a year - waiting . It seems he could not make bricks without something , I don't ...