Heart of darkness and other tales

Joseph Conrad

earliest edition we have, 1990 Oxford University Press, 2002 225 pages

Oxford world's classics

"The finest of all Conrad's tales, 'Heart of Darkness' is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr. Kurtz. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilization and human nature. Endlessly reinterpreted...

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Heart of Darkness and Other Tales edition · 2003 · Tandem Library · 9781417619221
Heart of darkness and other tales edition · 2002 · Oxford University Press · 225 pages
Heart of darkness and other tales edition · 1998 · Oxford University Press · 285 pages
Heart of darkness and other tales edition · 1990 · Oxford University Press · 285 pages

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