num_pages: 4
description: Marlow, the story's narrator, tells friends of an experience he had while running a river steamer in the British Congo, of a greedy, treacherous ivory trader named Kurtz who cruelly exploited the natives there, and how he justified his actions.
language: English
title: Heart of Darkness: Classic Edition
titlecomplete: Heart of Darkness: Classic Edition
characters: Kurtz, Charles Marlow
genres: Fiction, Classics, Read For School, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Africa, High School, Literature, Novels, School
ratings_count: 497598
places: Belgium, Brussels, Belgian Congo, Africa, Congo Free State
publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc.