Reprints the 1902 novel about Marlow, a seaman who undertakes a journey into the African jungle to find tormented white trader Kurtz; features excerpts from the diary kept by the author during his travels in the Belgian Congo in 1890; and includes a selection of critical commentary.
"Heart of Darkness" tells of a powerful European, Kurtz, who reverts to awful savagery in an isolated native trading post. "The Secret Sharer" describes the conflict of a young captain torn between his duty to his ship and his loyalty to a young officer.
A seaman named Marlowe tells of his journey upriver, deep into the Congo, to meet the mysterious Kurtz, an ivory trader. Finally, Marlowe comes face to face with Kurtz--and unspeakable horror.
