This classic tale of intrigue, mystery and adventure takes
place on the ivory harvesting and trade route in the Congo, in the
depths of Africa. In this audiobook, Marlow, a sea captain on a ship at
anchor, retells a story of his assignment upon a steamer ship in the
Congo to a group of his ship mates. During his mission he is asked to
retrieve and return Kurtz, an ivory hunter with a resounding reputation
where ever his name is mentioned, who delivers more ivory than all the
other stations combined, and who has a reverenced effect on the natives.
Passages and references from the book are sprinkled through other
writings and "The Heart of Darkness" was the base content for the movie
"Apocalypse Now" by Francis Ford Coppola.