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Heart of darkness

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HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return.

We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.’ At the peak of European Imperialism, steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader renowned for his fearsome reputation.

On his journey into the unknown Marlow takes a terrifying trip into his own subconscious, overwhelmed by his menacing, perilous and horrifying surroundings. The landscape and the people he meets force him to reflect on human nature and society, and in turn Conrad writes revealingly about the dangers of imperialism.

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William Collins
0007368623 / 9780007368624
Paperback / softback
823.912
08/07/2010
United Kingdom
English
Classics
320 p.
18 cm
Quiz No: 207925, Points 10.00, Book Level 9.00,
Upper Years - Key Stage 3 Learn More
Reprint. Originally published: Richmond: Oneworld Classics, 2000.