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Describes events that occurred in China during the early nineteenth century, as told from the European (mainly British) point of view and the Chinese, which are crucially important to understanding China today, whose government and people are immersed in stories of this dreadful time and never wish to appear weak again.

Details the history of the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900, in which groups of peasants in northern China began to band together into a secret society known as "Righteous and Harmonious Fists", called the "Boxers" by Western press wanted to rid China of all foreign influence and massacred foreigners until subdued by international forces.

A comprehensive collection of critical commentaries on Joseph Conrad's classic novel "Heart of Darkness, " including those from contemporaries Henry James and Virginia Woolf; along with the complete text of the novel.

Presents the complete text of the classic story about man's struggle against the forces of greed and temptation, along with five critical essays that approach the work from different perspectives.

Contains "The Heart of Darkness," in which the captain of a steam ship on the Congo River meets and observes Mr. Kurtz, the fabled chief of the Inner Station for the trading company on that river in 1890. Includes "The Congo Diary.".

Presents two novels by English writer Joseph Conrad, including "Heart of Darkness, " a story that exposes the European exploitation of Africa, and "The Secret Sharer" which describes the conflict of a captain torn between his duty to his ship and his loyalty to a young officer.