HEART OF DARKNESS EBOOK SERIES OF NEW

Heart Of Darkness Ebook Series Of New

Marlow's discovery of how Kurtz has gained his position of power over the local people involves him in a radical questioning, not only of his own nature and values, but also those of western civilisation.Part of a major series of new editions of Conrad's most famous works in Penguin Classics, this volume contains Conrad's Congo Diary, a chronology, further reading, notes, a map of the Congo, a glossary and an introduction discussing the author's experiences in Africa, the narrative and symbolic complexities of Heart of Darkness and critical responses to the novel.Edited with an introduction by Owen Knowles'Seems to reach into the heart of Conrad himself' Peter Ackroyd Travelling upriver to the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. The Project Gutenberg EBook of Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. It’s free on Spotify and will be added to our list, 1,000 Free Audio Books: Download Great Books for Free. And, notes Harold Bloom, it has “had a striking influence on writers, artists, and thinkers from all over the globe.” Below, you can listen to a reading of Heart of Darkness by British stage and voice actor Hayward Morse. EBooks.Despite the controversies surrounding the text, Heart of Darkness remains widely read in American high schools and universities. Other free readings of Conrad’s novella can be found on Librivox.

His interest in Kurtz grows during this period. He finds that his steamship has been sunk and spends several months waiting for parts to repair it. The cruelty and squalor of imperial enterprise contrasts sharply with the impassive and majestic jungle that surrounds the white man’s settlements, making them appear to be tiny islands amidst a vast darkness.Marlow arrives at the Central Station, run by the general manager, an unwholesome, conspiratorial character. The native inhabitants of the region have been forced into the Company’s service, and they suffer terribly from overwork and ill treatment at the hands of the Company’s agents. As he travels to Africa and then up the Congo, Marlow encounters widespread inefficiency and brutality in the Company’s stations. Marlow takes a job as a riverboat captain with the Company, a Belgian concern organized to trade in the Congo.

Apparently, Kurtz has established himself as a god with the natives and has gone on brutal raids in the surrounding territory in search of ivory. The Russian claims that Kurtz has enlarged his mind and cannot be subjected to the same moral judgments as normal people. Not long after, Marlow and his companions arrive at Kurtz’s Inner Station, expecting to find him dead, but a half-crazed Russian trader, who meets them as they come ashore, assures them that everything is fine and informs them that he is the one who left the wood.

The Russian then leaves by canoe, fearing the displeasure of the manager. The Russian reveals to Marlow, after swearing him to secrecy, that Kurtz had ordered the attack on the steamer to make them believe he was dead in order that they might turn back and leave him to his plans. The Russian implies that she is somehow involved with Kurtz and has caused trouble before through her influence over him. A beautiful native woman, apparently Kurtz’s mistress, appears on the shore and stares out at the ship. Kurtz speaks to them, and the natives disappear into the woods.The manager brings Kurtz, who is quite ill, aboard the steamer.

Eventually he returns to Europe and goes to see Kurtz’s Intended (his fiancée). Marlow falls ill soon after and barely survives. Kurtz dies, uttering his last words—“The horror! The horror!”—in the presence of the confused Marlow. They set off down the river the next morning, but Kurtz’s health is failing fast.Marlow listens to Kurtz talk while he pilots the ship, and Kurtz entrusts Marlow with a packet of personal documents, including an eloquent pamphlet on civilizing the savages which ends with a scrawled message that says, “Exterminate all the brutes!” The steamer breaks down, and they have to stop for repairs. Marlow stops him and convinces him to return to the ship.

Instead, he tells her that Kurtz’s last word was her name. She asks what his last words were, but Marlow cannot bring himself to shatter her illusions with the truth.