Fictions of empire
Subtitle: complete texts with introduction, historical contexts, critical essays
By: edited by John Kucich.
Contributors: Kucich, John.; Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.; Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.; Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894.
Series: New Riverside editions
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 421
Subjects: English fiction.; Imperialism -- Fiction.; Colonies -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Presents the texts of three short nineteenth-century stories centered on the theme of British imperialism, including "Heart of Darkness," "The Man Who Would Be King," and "The Beach of Falesá," and includes excerpts from related works of the period, biographical excerpts about and letters from the authors, additional short works by the three men, and critical essays.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-420).
Table of contents: title: Heart of darkness / Joseph Conrad; title: The man who would be king / Rudyard Kipling; title: The beach of Falesá / Robert Louis Stevenson.