Heart of DarknessDover Publications, 1. jul. 1990 - 80 sider 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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... perhaps . They were men enough to face the darkness . And perhaps he was cheered by keeping his eye on a chance of promotion to the fleet at Ravenna by and by , if he had good friends in Rome and survived the awful climate . Or think of ...
... perhaps ; setting his face towards the depths of the wilderness , towards his empty and desolate station . I did not know the motive . Perhaps he was just simply a fine fellow who stuck to his work for its own sake . His name , you ...
... perhaps in this is the whole difference ; perhaps all the wisdom , and all truth , and all sincerity , are just compressed into that inappreciable moment of time in which we step over the threshold of the invisible . Perhaps ! I like to ...