Heart of Darkness Audiobook

Heart of Darkness by CONRAD, Joseph

Heart of Darkness is a novella written by Joseph Conrad. Before its 1903 publication, it appeared as a three-part series (1899) in Blackwood's Magazine. It was classified by the Modern Library website editors as one of the "100 best novels" and part of the Western canon. The story centres on Charles Marlow, who narrates most of the book. He is an Englishman who takes a foreign assignment from a Belgian trading company as a river-boat captain in Africa. Heart of Darkness exposes the dark side of European colonization while exploring the three levels of darkness that the protagonist, Marlow, encounters: the darkness of the Congo wilderness, the darkness of the Europeans' cruel treatment of the African natives, and the unfathomable darkness within every human being for committing heinous acts of evil. Although Conrad does not give the name of the river, at the time of writing the Congo Free State, the location of the large and important Congo River, was a private colony of Belgium's King Leopold II. In the story, Marlow is employed to transport ivory downriver. However, his more pressing assignment is to return Kurtz, another ivory trader, to civilization, in a cover-up. Kurtz has a reputation throughout the region. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Total running time: 4:38:45 Read by Bob Neufeld

Chapters:

• 01 - Chapter 1 - Part 1
  
• 02 - Chapter 1 - Part 2
  
• 03 - Chapter 2 - Part 1
  
• 04 - Chapter 2 - Part 2
  
• 05 - Chapter 3 - Part 1
  
• 06 - Chapter 3 - Part 2
  
  
  The Android App "Heart of Darkness Audio Book" is a full featured media player with:
  
• Selectable Table of Contents to allow to jump to the start of any of the chapters.
  
• Adjustable Progress Bar to allow to jump to any spot in the current playing chapter
  
• Previous Chapter Button
  
• Rewind Button
  
• Play / Pause Button
  
• Fast Forward Button
  
• Next Chapter Button
  
  
  The "Heart of Darkness Audio Book" App will not use up your data plan's minutes by downloading the audio files (mp3) over and over. You will download load all the data when you install the App. The "Heart of Darkness Audio Book" App works even in airplane mode and in places without Wi-Fi or phone network access! So you can listen to your audio book anywhere anytime! The "Heart of Darkness Audio Book" App automatically pauses when you make or receive a phone call and automatically resumes after the call ends. The "Heart of Darkness Audio Book" App will continue to play until you exit the App or pause the reading so it is perfect for listening in bed, at the gym, or while driving into work.