Nostromo is set in a politically unstable South American country. It turns out it is in part about mining, which is a coincidence to me because another book I am reading is about a mining community, How Green Was My Valley. At present it is setting out the characters' histories. Definitely not bedtime reading, because you couldn't keep your eyes open. However, I I was intrigued to hear that Nostromo, not Heart of Darkness was his masterpiece, and also that Ford Madox Ford assisted him in writing it. After Lord Jim I decided to give up on Conrad because all his stories were bleak and depressing. In fact The Secret Agent was my first go at classic literature after being put off it at school. I have read three of Conrad's books: Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim and The Secret Agent.
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