num_pages: 320
description: The finest of all Conrad's tales, Heart of Darkness is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr. Kurtz. Map.
language: English
title: Heart of Darkness and Other Tales
titlecomplete: Heart of Darkness and Other Tales
genres: Classics, Adventure, English Literature, Short Stories, Novels, Africa, School, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 6335
places: Congo
publisher: Oxford World's Classics/Turtleback Books