Conrad's Congo - Joseph Conrad - Folio Society - Biography - New and Sealed
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Conrad's Congo - Joseph Conrad - Folio Society - Biography - New and Sealed. Interspersed with these texts are his letters to family and friends. Conrad's Congo by Joseph Conrad. Introduced by J. H. Stape. Preface by Adam Hochschild. Map endpapers prined black on plae grey. Conrad's Congo by Joseph Conrad. Introduced by J. H. Stape. Preface by Adam Hochschild. Frontispiece and 16 pages of sepia and black & white plates and some integrated diagrams. Map endpapers prined black on plae grey. Bound in green cloth blocked with a black and yellow design by Neil Gower. Black slipcase. 256pp. 23.5x16.6cm In 1890, at the age of 33, Joseph Conrad fulfilled his childhood dream of visiting Central Africa when he became captain of a paddle-steamer on the Congo River, under the employ of the Société Anonyme Belge. However, as he would later write, in place of the dream came the realisation that the colonial enterprise was ‘the vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the history of human conscience and geographical exploration’. The journey was to profoundly affect him, both mentally and physically, for the rest of his life, proving formative in his development as a writer and the creation of Heart of Darkness. It is a journey explored in this new exclusive collection from The Folio Society. Conrad’s ‘Up-river Book’, the ship’s log in which he recorded his six-week journey aboard the Roi des Belges, is central to this story, and is framed by his ‘Congo Diary’, recording the eight months he spent in the Congo Free State. Interspersed with these texts are his letters to family and friends. The short story, ‘An Outpost of Progress’, which foreshadows Conrad’s most ambitious and acclaimed work, and is the only other to draw directly on his experiences in the Congo, is also included. Two European men take charge of a trading station, puffed up with a sense of superiority, but regarded as ‘imbeciles’ by their superiors and oblivious to the simmering hatred of their conduit slave from Sierra Leone. Please look closely at the photos as they are part of the description. Will wrap and pack very carefully. Will post worldwide. Any questions please ask. In the unlikely event you do encounter a problem, please do message me first to resolve it, and I will do my best to help. All the books are stored in our smoke-free, climate-controlled shop in Cullman, Alabama.
