Forfatter fødeår: 1858 - 1924
Four stories—two set on stormy seas, two on calm seas, all four based on the same incident—that speak to each other in interesting ways.
Word count 19,160
An attack on the Greenwich Observatory in 1894 masterminded by Verloc, a Russian spy working for the police, and ostensibly a member of an anarchist group in Soho. His masters instruct... Læs mere
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY TIM BUTCHERThe silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of drumming. But his decision to hunt down the mysterious Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader who is the subject of sinister rumours, leads him into more than just physical peril.
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A story of espionage and counter-espionage, and anarchists and embassies.
Unlike many other editions, this edition of Conrad’s most famous tale focuses on the time in which Conrad was himself in the Congo, while also exploring the differences between his reported experiences and their reshaping in fiction.
"[A] triumph of graphic art [and] a compelling work of literary interpretation."-Maya Jasanoff, Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University, from the Foreword
Regarded as one of greatest English novels of the twentieth century, Heart of Darkness tracks the aftermath of a disturbing voyage up the Congo River.