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"Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad is a novella published in 1899. Sailor Charles Marlow recounts his journey as a steamer captain for a Belgian company deep into the African interior. His assignment: to find Kurtz, an ivory trader who has mysteriously "gone native" at a remote station upriver. Conrad's tale explores European colonialism, power, and morality while questioning the boundary between civilization and savagery. The novella provides a dark meditation on imperialism, drawing unsettling parallels between London and Africa as places shrouded in darkness. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 |
|---|---|
| Title | Heart of Darkness |
| Note | See also PG #526 |
| Credits | Judith Boss and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 219 |
| Release Date | Jan 9, 2006 |
| Last Update | Aug 3, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 18472 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/219