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Title details for Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad - Available

Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad
Jack Sondericker
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First published in 1902, HEART OF DARKNESS has clearly earned its place in literary history. The story is based on Conrad's personal experiences in Central Africa and closely parallels many of the events that occurred while he worked his way up the Congo River, and back, on a steam wheeler. Those events inspired him to create characters and a story line that deals with the early greedy exploitation of the Congo by the Europeans, in this case, through the ivory trade. As in all Joseph Conrad's stories it starts out slow but when the action breaks, the listeners will be pleased they stayed with it and experienced a great work.

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Publisher: Books in Motion Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781614536345
  • File size: 128390 KB
  • Release date: September 19, 2014
  • Duration: 04:27:28

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  • ISBN: 9781614536345
  • File size: 128411 KB
  • Release date: September 19, 2014
  • Duration: 04:27:26
  • Number of parts: 5
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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:950
Text Difficulty:5-6

First published in 1902, HEART OF DARKNESS has clearly earned its place in literary history. The story is based on Conrad's personal experiences in Central Africa and closely parallels many of the events that occurred while he worked his way up the Congo River, and back, on a steam wheeler. Those events inspired him to create characters and a story line that deals with the early greedy exploitation of the Congo by the Europeans, in this case, through the ivory trade. As in all Joseph Conrad's stories it starts out slow but when the action breaks, the listeners will be pleased they stayed with it and experienced a great work.

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Classic Literature Fiction