<P> Heart of Darkness ( 1899 ) is a novella by Polish - English novelist Joseph Conrad , about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State , in the heart of Africa , by the story 's narrator Charles Marlow . Marlow tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames , London , England . This setting provides the frame for Marlow 's story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz , which enables Conrad to create a parallel between London and Africa as places of darkness . </P>
<P> Heart of Darkness ( 1899 ) is a novella by Polish - English novelist Joseph Conrad , about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State , in the heart of Africa , by the story 's narrator Charles Marlow . Marlow tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames , London , England . This setting provides the frame for Marlow 's story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz , which enables Conrad to create a parallel between London and Africa as places of darkness . </P>
where does the heart of darkness take place
where does the heart of darkness take place
the Congo River into the Congo Free State , in the heart of Africa
the Congo River into the Congo Free State , in the heart of Africa