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Heart of Darkness
Availability:In StockContributor:Joseph ConradSeries:Dover Thrift Editions: Classic NovelsAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:7/1/1990Pages:80
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486264646ISBN-10:486264645UPC:9780486264646Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Classics, World LiteratureBook Topic:EnglandSize:8.21 x 5.30 x 0.22 inchesWeight:0.1499Product ID:SCEKJYYH69

Heart of Darkness

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...

Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels
Audience: Ages 9-12
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486264646ISBN-10:486264645UPC:9780486264646Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, Classics, World LiteratureBook Topic:EnglandSize:8.21 x 5.30 x 0.22 inchesWeight:0.1499Product ID:SCEKJYYH69
Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was fluent from birth in French as well as his native Polish. He learned his third language, English, as an adult, and it was in English that he wrote his evocative stories and novels. Conrad drew upon his experiences in the British and French navies to portray the struggles of humanity amid the world's vast indifference.

Publisher: Dover Publications

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Joseph Conrad

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