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Heart of Darkness
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Heart of Darkness is an 1899 novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad, in which sailor Charles Marlow tells the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgian company in the African
Heart of Darkness was first published as a three-part serial story in Blackwood's Magazine.
Heart of Darkness was first published as a three-part serial story in Blackwood's Magazine.
Belgian river station on the Congo River, 1889
Belgian river station on the Congo River, 1889
The Roi des Belges ('King of the Belgians'—French), the Belgian riverboat Conrad commanded on the upper Congo, 1889
The Roi des Belges ('King of the Belgians'—French), the Belgian riverboat Conrad commanded on the upper Congo, 1889
Arthur Hodister [fr] (1847–1892), who Conrad's biographer Norman Sherry has argued served as one of the sources of inspiration for Kurtz
Arthur Hodister [fr] (1847–1892), who Conrad's biographer Norman Sherry has argued served as one of the sources of inspiration for Kurtz
Congo Free State
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The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo, was a large state and absolute monarchy in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908. It was privately owned by King Leopold II, the cons
Heart of Darkness
…themes of power dynamics and morality. Although Conrad does not name the river on which most of the narrative takes place, at the time of writing, the Congo Free State—the location of the large and economically important Congo River—was a private colony of Belgium's King Leopold II. Marlow is given an assignment to…
Leopold II, King of the Belgians and de facto owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908
Leopold II, King of the Belgians and de facto owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908
Henry Morton Stanley, whose exploration of the Congo region at Leopold's invitation led to the establishment of the Congo Free State under personal so
Henry Morton Stanley, whose exploration of the Congo region at Leopold's invitation led to the establishment of the Congo Free State under personal sovereignty
A cartoon depicting Leopold II in the middle, German Emperor William I on the right and the Russian Empire on the left, at the 1884 Berlin Conference
A cartoon depicting Leopold II in the middle, German Emperor William I on the right and the Russian Empire on the left, at the 1884 Berlin Conference
A bond of the Congo Free State, issued March 1888
A bond of the Congo Free State, issued March 1888