Conrad, Joseph

Reprint of the 1969 ed. published by The Viking Press. A collection of the most notable writings of Joseph Conrad. Includes a chronology.

Contains four short stories concerned with illusions, romanticism, and scepticism written in the late nineteenth century by author Joseph Conrad including "Heart of Darkness," the story of a perplexing and horrifying journey into the heart of Africa.

Contains "Heart of Darkness" in which an English trading company sends a sea captain to find a renegade trader who has become mad with greed and power over the natives in the Congo; and includes three short stories, an introduction to author, questions, and suggestions for further reading.

Marlow comes face to face with the corruption and despair that lies at the heart of human existence when he undertakes a journey on behalf of a Belgian trading company up the Congo River in search of the tormented white ivory trader, Kurtz.