Heart of Darkness (Legend Classics)

<b><i>“No, it is impossible; it is impossible to convey the life-sensation of any given epoch of one’s existence—that which makes its truth, its meaning—its subtle and penetrating essence. It is impossible. We live, as we dream—alone.”</b></i></p><p>Regarded as one of greatest English novels of the twentieth century, <cite>Heart of Darkness</cite> tracks the aftermath of a disturbing voyage up the Congo River.</b><p>This provocative novel, inspired by Joseph Conrad''s own experiences, touches on economic, social and political exploitation.</p><p>Almost one-hundred years after publication, this timeless classic provided the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola''s 1979 film <cite>Apocalypse Now</cite>.</p><hr><p>The <i>Legend Classics</i> series:<br/>Around the World in Eighty Days<br/>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn<br/>The Importance of Being Earnest<br/>Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland<br/>The Metamorphosis<br/>The Railway Children<br/>The Hound of the Baskervilles<br/>Frankenstein<br/>Wuthering Heights<br/>Three Men in a Boat<br/>The Time Machine<br/>Little Women<br/>Anne of Green Gables<br/>The Jungle Book<br/>The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories<br/>Dracula<br/>A Study in Scarlet<br/>Leaves of Grass<br/>The Secret Garden<br/>The War of the Worlds<br/>A Christmas Carol<br/>Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde<br/>Heart of Darkness<br/>The Scarlet Letter<br/>This Side of Paradise<br/>Oliver Twist<br/>The Picture of Dorian Gray<br/>Treasure Island<br/>The Turn of the Screw<br/>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer<br/>Emma<br/>The Trial<br/>A Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe<br/>Grimm Fairy Tales<br/>The Awakening<br/>Mrs Dalloway<br/>Gulliver’s Travels<br/>The Castle of Otranto<br/>Silas Marner<br/>Hard Times</p>