Heart of DarknessDover Publications, 1990 M07 1 - 80 páginas Although Polish by birth, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) is regarded as one of the greatest writers in English, and Heart of Darkness, first published in 1902, is considered by many his "most famous, finest, and most enigmatic story." — Encyclopaedia Britannica. The tale concerns the journey of the narrator (Marlow) up the Congo River on behalf of a Belgian trading company. Far upriver, he encounters the mysterious Kurtz, an ivory trader who exercises an almost godlike sway over the inhabitants of the region. Both repelled and fascinated by the man, Marlow is brought face to face with the corruption and despair that Conrad saw at the heart of human existence. |
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... remarkable quantity of ivory - mostly fossil . We must save it , at all events - but look how precarious the position is — and why ? Because the method is unsound . ' ' Do you , ' said I , looking at the shore , ' call it “ un- sound ...
... remarkable man who had pronounced a judgment upon the adventures of his soul on this earth . The voice was gone . What else had been there ? But I am of course aware that next day the pilgrims buried something in a muddy hole . " And ...
... remarkable man . He had something to say . He said it . Since I had peeped over the edge myself , I understand better the meaning of his stare , that could not see the flame of the candle , but was wide enough to embrace the whole ...