Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness & The Secret Sharer

This volume is designed to present biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, and ‘The Secret Sharer.’ Following Harold Bloom’s introduction, there appears a detailed biography of the author, discussing the major events in his life and his important literary works. Then follows a thematic and structural analysis of the works, in which significant themes, patterns, and motifs are traced. An annotated list of characters supplies brief information on the chief characters in the works.