Rent Selected Short Fiction of Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness, The Duel and The Return (Illustrated)

Synopsis

This carefully selected collection includes: • Heart of Darkness • The Duel: A Military Tale • The Return • 10 unique illustrations Acclaimed by Modern Library as one of the best 100 novels of the 20th century, Heart of Darkness explores the themes of racism and imperialism while displaying evil, corruption and despair at the heart of human existence. The novel is considered to be Conrad's masterpiece and remains his most influential work. The satiric tale, The Duel: A Military Tale, is set during the Napoleonic era and exposes the absurdity of honorable action and futility of war. Finally, in The Return, Conrad's masterful analysis of the human psyche extends to the intricacy of marital relationships.

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