Heart of Darkness and the Congo Diary
by Joseph Conrad
Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Traveling up river to the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. A haunting and hugely influential Modernist masterpiece, Heart of Darkness explores the limits of human experience as well as the nightmarish realities of imperialism. Part of a major series of new editions of Conrad's most famous works in Penguin Classics, this Enriched eBook contains Conrad's Congo Diary.Enriched eBook Features Editor Timothy S. Hayes provides the following specially commissioned features for this Enriched eBook Classic:FilmographyTelling Africa's Story Today: Recent Films About AfricaContemporary Reviews of Heart of DarknessFurther ReadingCharacter SketchesDiagram of a Typical Congo Steamer, ca. 1890Images of the CongoEnriched eBook NotesThe enriched eBook format invite...