A wild story of a journalist who becomes manager of a station in the (African) interior and makes himself worshipped by a tribe of savages. The story of the civilized, enlightened Mr. Kurtz, who embarks on a harrowing "night journey" into the savage heart of Africa, only to find his dark and evil soul.

"The Secret Sharer". The saga of a young, inexperienced skipper forced to decide the fate of a fugitive sailor who killed a man in self-defense. As he faces his first moral test the skipper discovers a terrifying truth - and comes face to face with the secret itself.

Endlessly reinterpreted by critics and adapted for film, radio, and television, the story shows Conrad at his most intense and sophisticated.