Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer (Signet Classics)
Heart Of Darkness. The story of the civilized,  enlightened Mr. Kurtz who embarks on a harrowing "night journey" into  the savage heart of Africa, only to find his dark and evil soul.The  Secret Sharer. The saga of a young, inexperienced skipper forced to  decide the fate of a fugitive sailor who killed a man in self-defense.  As he faces his first moral test the skipper discovers a terrifying  truth -- and comes face to face with the secret itself.Heart Of  DarknessandThe Secret Sharerdraw on actual events and  people that Conrad met or heard about during his many far-flung  travels. In portraying men whose incredible journeys on land and at sea  are also symbolic voyages into their own mysterious depths, these two  masterful works give credence to Conrad's acclaim as a major  psychological writer.--This text refers to thePaperbackedition.