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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... rivets , by heaven ! Rivets . To get on with the work - to stop the hole . Rivets I wanted . There were cases of them down at the coast - cases - piled up - burst - split ! You kicked a loose rivet at every second step in that station ...
... rivets and rivets were what really Mr. Kurtz wanted , if he had only known it . Now letters went to the coast every week . . . . ' My dear sir , ' he cried , ' I write from dictation . ' I demanded rivets . There was a way - for an ...
... rivets ! ' He scrambled to his feet exclaiming ' No ! Rivets ! ' as though he couldn't believe his ears . Then in a low voice , ' You . . . eh ? ' I don't know why we behaved like lunatics . I put my finger to the side of my nose and ...