Title: Congo diary and other uncollected pieces
Description: The Congo Diary by Joseph Conrad describes his trip up the Congo River as a steamer captain in the employ of a Belgian trading company, an episode that would inspire his novella, Heart of Darkness. [this sentence was partly inspired by the Wikipedia entry for Joseph Conrad.]
Subjects: Description and travel, Travel, Diaries, Africa, Congo River
Places: Congo (Democratic Republic), 19th century Belgian Congo
People: Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)
Time periods: late 19th century