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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... turned . What became of the hens I don't know either . I should think the cause of progress got them , anyhow . However , through this glorious affair I got my appointment , before I had fairly begun to hope for it . " I flew around ...
... turned- up earth by the shore , houses on a hill , others with iron roofs , amongst a waste of excavations , or hanging to the declivity . A continuous noise of the rapids above hovered over this scene of inhabited devastation . A lot ...
... turned mentally to Kurtz for relief - positively for relief . ' Nevertheless I think Mr. Kurtz is a remarkable man , ' I said with emphasis . He started , dropped on me a cold heavy glance , said very quietly , ' he was , ' and turned ...