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Heart of Darkness (1899) was first serialized in Blackwood's Magazine. Now considered the most famous work by Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness is drawn from the author's experience in the Congo.
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Heart of Darkness is a famous work by Joseph Conrad. The author's experiences in Africa gave him plenty of material for this work. Heart of Darkness is the tale of a man who gives into the enticements of power. Here are a few quotes from Heart of Darkness.
Heart of Darkness
Written by Joseph Conrad on the eve of the century that would see the end of the empire that it so significantly critiques, Heart of Darkness is both an adventure story set at the center of a continent represented through breathtaking poetry, as well as a study of the inevitable corruption that comes from the exercise of tyrannical power.

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