Joseph Conrad's friendship with R. B. Cunninghame Graham was stimulating, and in many ways paradoxical. These letters to Cunninghame Graham are the most illuminating sequence of letters from Conrad to any of his correspondents. He struggles to define his philosophical and political beliefs in relation to Graham's radical and provocative opinions. The majority of the letters were written between 1897 and 1904, during which time Conrad reached full maturity as a novelist. The letters also provide comments on Conrad's work, and show how Graham helped to sustain him in some of his most strenuous...

Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Joseph Conrad. It is widely regarded as a significant work of English literature and part of the Western canon. The story tells of Charles Marlow, an Englishman who took a foreign assignment from a Belgian trading company as a ferry-boat captain in Africa. Heart of Darkness exposes the myth behind colonization while exploring the three levels of darkness that the protagonist, Marlow, encounters--the darkness of the Congo wilderness, the darkness of the European's cruel treatment of the natives, and the unfathomable darkness within every human being...

Joseph Conrad's classic tale Heart of Darkness has remained of vital import to Western literature thanks to Conrad's ability to weave a tapestry of symbolism within a masterfully written tale of adventure. Charles Marlow, the main character of the novel, unearths corruption in the Victorian era of colonization and searches for its causes in his Congo travels. Heart of Darkness urges the reader to explore the duality of light and darkness in all of its many forms, literal and allegorical, including those shadows that exist within each human heart.

This collection chronicles the fiction and non fiction classics by the greatest writers the world has ever known. The inclusion of both popular as well as overlooked pieces is pivotal to providing a broad and representative collection of classic works.

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's finesse to Oscar Wilde's wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim's Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.

Joseph Conrad war einer der bedeutendsten Autoren des ausgehenden 19. Jahrhunderts. Der ursprunglich aus Polen stammende Schriftsteller war passionierter Seefahrer, bevor er aufgrund einer schweren Erkrankung seinen Beruf aufgeben musste. Seine Erlebnisse verarbeitete er in seinen zahlreichen Romanen, Erzahlungen und Theaterstucken - als bekannteste 'Herz der Finsternis' oder 'Lord Jim'. In seiner Autobiographie berichtet der grosse Erzahler in seinem ganz eigenen Stil aus seinem aufregenden Leben; von seinen Jugenderinnerungen bis zu seinen Abenteuern auf hoher See und seinen Anfangen als...