Heart of Darkness and the Congo Diary

ebook A Penguin Enriched eBook Classic

By Joseph Conrad

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Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Traveling up river to the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. A haunting and hugely influential Modernist masterpiece, Heart of Darkness explores the limits of human experience as well as the nightmarish realities of imperialism. Part of a major series of new editions of Conrad's most famous works in Penguin Classics, this Enriched eBook contains Conrad's Congo Diary.

Enriched eBook Features Editor Timothy S. Hayes provides the following specially commissioned features for this Enriched eBook Classic:

  • Filmography
  • Telling Africa's Story Today: Recent Films About Africa
  • Contemporary Reviews of Heart of Darkness
  • Further Reading
  • Character Sketches
  • Diagram of a Typical Congo Steamer, ca. 1890
  • Images of the Congo
  • Enriched eBook Notes

    The enriched eBook format invites readers to go beyond the pages of these beloved works and gain more insight into the life and times of an author and the period in which the book was originally written for a rich reading experience.

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