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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... watched his back as he stood in the bows looking to seaward . On the whole river there was nothing that looked half so nautical . He resembled a pilot , which to a seaman is trustworthiness personified . It was difficult to realize his ...
... watched for sunken stones ; I was learning to clap my teeth smartly before my heart flew out , when I shaved by a fluke some infernal sly old snag that would have ripped the life out of the tin - pot steamboat and drowned all the ...
... watched over , as I was told , by his Intended . A clean - shaved man , with an official manner and wearing gold - rimmed spectacles , called on me one day and made inquiries , at first circuitous , afterwards suavely pressing , about ...