First, it’s a nostalgic thrill to see the book I held on the first reading. This one, pictured below, is a 1983 Penguin English Library paperback. The RRP on the back cover is $2.95. The front cover ...

Books Art of Darkness: Matt Kish Illustrates Conrad's Classic What’s stunning about Matt Kish’s illustrations for Heart of Darkness — one for every page of Joseph Conrad’s text — is how sunny they are ...

Joseph Conrad had a long career as a merchant mariner before he ever ventured to write fiction. Born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in 1857 to Polish parents in Ukraine, his journeys to the far ...