{"product_id":"heart-of-darkness-9780008729967","title":"Heart of Darkness","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the peak of European Imperialism, steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr Kurtz, an ivory trader renowned for his fearsome reputation. On his journey into the unknown Marlow takes a terrifying trip into his own subconscious, overwhelmed by his menacing, perilous and horrifying surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe landscape and the people he meets force him to reflect on human nature and society, and in turn Conrad writes revealingly about the dangers of imperialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008729967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.17w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e8659 \/ Heart of Darkness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joseph Conrad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51616435601589,"sku":"9780008729967","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_838a50da-7067-4ca0-bea0-cbeea48e90b3.jpg?v=1756189424","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/heart-of-darkness-9780008729967","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}