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Heart of darkness

by Joseph Conrad

Narrated by Charles Marlow, this novella recounts a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State. It explores the complexities of colonialism and the psychological boundary between civilisation and barbarity.

Accession 16674 ISBN 0140035664 Publisher Penguin
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