{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-and-selected-short-fiction-barnes-noble-classics-series-9781593080211","title":"Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RHeart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R  by \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LB\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RJoseph Conrad\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/B\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R  is part of the \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R \u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;Rseries  which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader  including new scholarship  thoughtful design  and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R: \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical  biographical  and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations  parodies  poems  books  plays  paintings  operas  statuary  and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices \u0026amp; Glossaries  when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;Rpulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical  historical  and literaryto enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/DIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/DIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/DIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R \u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/DIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;ROne of the most haunting stories ever written  \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LB\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RJoseph Conrad\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/B\u0026amp;\u0026amp;Rs \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RHeart of Darkness\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R follows Marlow  a riverboat captain  on a voyage into the African Congo at the height of European colonialism. Astounded by the brutal depravity he witnesses  Marlow becomes obsessed with meeting Kurtz  a famously idealistic and able man stationed farther along the river. What he finally discovers  however  is a horror beyond imagining. Heart of Darkness is widely regarded as a masterpiece for its vivid study of human nature and the greed and ruthlessness of imperialism. \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LP\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RThis collection also includes three of Conrads finest short stories: Youth  the authors largely autobiographical tale of a young mans ill-fated sea voyage  in which Marlow makes his first appearance  The Secret Sharer  and Amy Forster. \u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/P\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LB\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RFeatures a map of the Congo Free State.\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/B\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LBR\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/DIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LP style\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LSTRONG\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RA. Michael Matin\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/B\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/B\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R is a professor in the English Department of Warren Wilson College in Asheville  North Carolina. He has published articles on various twentieth-century British and postcolonial writers. \u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/P\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/DIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/DIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647004205109,"sku":"ByrdShop_1593080212","price":42.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781593080211.jpg?v=1781685183","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/heart-of-darkness-and-selected-short-fiction-barnes-noble-classics-series-9781593080211","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}