num_pages: 72
description: Alternative cover edition found hereDark allegory describes the narrator's journey up the Congo River and his meeting with, and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly inhabitants of the region. Masterly blend of adventure, character development, psychological penetration. Considered by many Conrad's finest, most enigmatic story.
language: English
title: Heart of Darkness
titlecomplete: Heart of Darkness
characters: Kurtz, Charles Marlow
genres: Classics, Adventure, Novels, Read For School, High School, Africa, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 497468
places: Brussels, Congo Free State, Belgium, Africa, Belgian Congo
publisher: Dover Publications