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This handsome gift edition presents Joseph Conrad''s celebrated work, Heart of Darkness, featuring striking gold-embossed cover designs, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers.

The inspiration behind Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness tells the story of Charlie Marlowe, who takes a steamboat on a voyage into the heart of Africa. His mission is to relieve an ivory agent named Kurtz, who has been taken ill at a remote trading station. Marlowe''s eyes are opened wide as he witnesses acts of cruelty on his journey and when he meets Kurtz, he is forced to examine his own values and views of humanity. In addition to Heart of Darkness, this volume also includes Tales of Unrest, a series of five short stories in which Conrad explores the nature of the soul and man''s psychological malaise.

This elegant pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a gold embossed cover design, i

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    Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
    Publication Date: 01/01/2024
    ISBN13: 9781398834439, 978-1398834439
    ISBN10: 1398834432
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    This handsome gift edition presents Joseph Conrad''s celebrated work, Heart of Darkness, featuring striking gold-embossed cover designs, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers.

    The inspiration behind Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness tells the story of Charlie Marlowe, who takes a steamboat on a voyage into the heart of Africa. His mission is to relieve an ivory agent named Kurtz, who has been taken ill at a remote trading station. Marlowe''s eyes are opened wide as he witnesses acts of cruelty on his journey and when he meets Kurtz, he is forced to examine his own values and views of humanity. In addition to Heart of Darkness, this volume also includes Tales of Unrest, a series of five short stories in which Conrad explores the nature of the soul and man''s psychological malaise.

    This elegant pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a gold embossed cover design, i

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