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Heart of darkness

by Joseph Conrad

This novella follows Charles Marlow's voyage up the Congo River in the Congo Free State. The narrative examines the impact of colonialism and the psychological boundary between civilisation and barbarity.

Accession 18696 ISBN 0486264645 Publisher Dover Publications, Inc.
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