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Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad
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It is the late nineteenth century, and colonial powers have claimed various parts of the African continent. Marlow, a riverboat captain for a Belgian ivory trading firm, is traveling up the Congo River to meet Kurtz, the manager of one of the company's trading stations. Marlow witnesses the brutal colonization practices and treatment of the native inhabitants. Equally fascinated and puzzled by Kurtz, who is both feared and treated like a god by the natives, Marlow tries to understand this mad man. Exploring the roots of evil amidst the corrupt influence of imperialism, this unabridged version of the horror novella by Polish author Joseph Conrad was first published serially in England in 1899.
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Series: First Avenue Classics Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: August 1, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9781467797788
  • File size: 310 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781467797788
  • File size: 310 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2015

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781467792783
  • File size: 526 KB
  • Release date: August 1, 2015

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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook
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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:9
Lexile® Measure:950
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:5-8

It is the late nineteenth century, and colonial powers have claimed various parts of the African continent. Marlow, a riverboat captain for a Belgian ivory trading firm, is traveling up the Congo River to meet Kurtz, the manager of one of the company's trading stations. Marlow witnesses the brutal colonization practices and treatment of the native inhabitants. Equally fascinated and puzzled by Kurtz, who is both feared and treated like a god by the natives, Marlow tries to understand this mad man. Exploring the roots of evil amidst the corrupt influence of imperialism, this unabridged version of the horror novella by Polish author Joseph Conrad was first published serially in England in 1899.
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Lerner Publishing Group

    Kindle Book
    Release date: August 1, 2015

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781467797788
    File size: 310 KB
    Release date: August 1, 2015

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781467797788
    File size: 310 KB
    Release date: August 1, 2015

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781467792783
    File size: 526 KB
    Release date: August 1, 2015

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 9
    Lexile® Measure: 950
    Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    Text Difficulty: 5-8
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